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reverie

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rev·er·ie  (rv-r)
n.
1. A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.
2. A daydream: "I felt caught up in a reverie of years long past" (William Styron).

[Middle English, revelry, from Old French, from rever, to dream.]

reverie, revery [ˈrɛvərɪ]
n pl -eries
1. an act or state of absent-minded daydreaming to fall into a reverie
2. (Music, other) a piece of instrumental music suggestive of a daydream
3. Archaic a fanciful or visionary notion; daydream
[from Old French resverie wildness, from resver to behave wildly, of uncertain origin; see rave1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reveriereverie - absentminded dreaming while awake    
dreaming, dream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
2.reverie - an abstracted state of absorption
abstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
dream - a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
brown study - a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness

reverie
noun daydream, musing, preoccupation, trance, abstraction, daydreaming, inattention, absent-mindedness, brown study, woolgathering, castles in the air or Spain The voice brought him out of his reverie.
Translations
reverie [ˈrevərɪ] Nensueño m
to be lost in reverieestar absorto, estar ensimismado

reverie [ˈrɛvəri] nrêverie f

reverie
n (liter)Träumereien pl; he drifted off into a reverieer verfiel ins Träumen

reverie [ˈrɛvərɪ] nfantasticheria
reverie [ˈrɛvərɪ] nfantasticheria

reverie
n reverie [ˈrevəri]
1 a state of pleasant dreamy thought He was lost in reverie. dagdroom حُلْم لذيذ замечтаност snění dagdrøm die Träumerei ονειροπόλημα ensueño unelemine خیالپردازی haaveilu rêverie חָלוֹם בְּהָקִיץ दिवास्वप्न sanjarenje álmodozás lamunan dagdraumar fantasticheria 夢想 공상 svajingumas, svajos mintys sapņainība angan-angan mijmerij (dag)drøm zaduma, błogie rozmyślania devaneio re­verie мечтание snenie sanjarjenje sanjarenje drömmeri ห้วงความนึกคิด dalgınlık 暇想,幻想 мрії خیالی منصوبہ بندی sự mơ màng
2 (usually in plural) a day-dream pleasant reveries. dagdroom أحْلام اليَقْظَه блян snění s otevřenýma očima dagdrøm die Träumerei ονειροπόληση (πληθ.) ensueño unistamine خیالات unelmointi rêverie חָלוֹם בְּהָקִיץ भावपूर्ण संगीत maštanja ábrándozás lamunan dagdraumar fantasticheria 空想 백일몽 svajonė fantāzija; sapnis impian dagdroom drømmerier marzenia devaneio reverie фантазия; грёзы denné sny sanjarjenje sanjarenje dagdröm การฝันกลางวัน hayal 白日夢 фантазії; мрії خیالی پلاو mơ mộng


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But he spoke to re-asure me, And he kissed my pallid brow, While a reverie came o're me, And to the church-yard bore me, And I sighed to him before me, Thinking him dead D'Elormie, "Oh, I am happy now
And Grandfather allowed his fancy to shape out an image of Lieutenant- Governor Hutchinson, sitting in an evening reverie by his fireside, and meditating on the changes that had slowly passed around the chair.
But it so happened one night, that being upon deck, revolving over in my mind various plans of escape, I perceived one of the ship's company leaning over the bulwarks, apparently plunged in a profound reverie.
 
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