noun
reverie
REV-er-ee/ˈrevəri/
A pleasant state of dreamy thought.
She slips into a pleasant reverie as the rain falls.
Etymology
Old French reverie described revelry or delirium and came from resver, “dream, wander, rave,” whose origin is uncertain. The later daydream sense shifts the focus from wild behavior to being absorbed in thought.
In context
we go into the sinking mind it's a dream like state it's a reverie it's very peaceful
More examples
- The ringing phone pulls me out of my reverie.
- His afternoon reveries often take him back to summer vacations.
- I lose myself in reverie on the quiet train ride.
Forms
reverie · reveries
Similar words
- daydream
- Usually emphasizes an imagined scene rather than the dreamy state.
- musing
- Emphasizes reflective thought, not necessarily pleasant or dreamy.