reverie

[ rev-uh-ree ]

noun

1. a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:

   lost in reverie.

   Synonyms: brown study, abstraction

2. a daydream.
3. a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea:

   reveries that will never come to fruition.

4. Music. an instrumental composition of a vague and dreamy character.

reverie

/ ˈrɛvərɪ /

noun

1. an act or state of absent-minded daydreaming

   to fall into a reverie

2. a piece of instrumental music suggestive of a daydream
3. archaic.
   a fanciful or visionary notion; daydream

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverie¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French reverie, resverie, derivative of rever, resver, raver “to speak wildly, wander, dream”; rave ¹, -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverie¹

C14: from Old French resverie wildness, from resver to behave wildly, of uncertain origin; see rave ¹

Related Words

• contemplation
• fantasy
• meditation
• trance