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reverie

noun
rev·​er·​ie | \ ˈre-və-rē How to pronounce reverie (audio) , ˈrev-rē\
variants: or less commonly revery
plural reveries

Definition of reverie

1 : daydream
2 : the condition of being lost in thought
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Examples of reverie in a Sentence

I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late.

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 The crack of a sniper’s bullet woke him from his reverie. — The Economist, "Confessions of an Islamic State fighter," 16 Aug. 2019 In one particularly strong strip, the dog is in an aerial combat reverie. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Snoopy battles the Red Baron again in new museum exhibit," 22 Mar. 2018 This reverie can be realized at the adults-only MarBella Nido Suite Hotel & Villas, located in the quiet southeast corner of Corfu. — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, "Here, there, and everywhere," 23 July 2019 The lyrical slow passages of the first movement were moments of expansive reverie. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Dudamel marks his 10th L.A. Phil anniversary with a Hollywood Bowl blowout," 19 July 2019 At that moment a violent rattling wakes him from his reverie: the maid is pouring coal into a stove. — Daniel Mendelsohn, The New York Review of Books, "Ingmar Bergman, Novelist," 18 Apr. 2019 But then John Delaney spoke up to break the socialist reverie. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Democrats and John Delaney’s Dad," 27 June 2019 Figures populate many pieces, including Jennifer Rochlin’s inside-out diptych, Hayley Barker’s atmospheric abstraction, Erin Trefry’s whimsical assemblage, Jade Gordon’s enigmatic mask and Max Maslansky’s fleshy reverie. — David Pagel, latimes.com, "Where to find fantastic beasts? At Big Pictures Los Angeles' 'Airtight Garage'," 17 Apr. 2018 Koolhaas’s book, published in 1978 as a paean to the unfinished project of New York the Wonder City, seemed like an archaeological reverie, an evocation of the hubris and ambition of a dead city. — The New York Review of Books, "Luc Sante," 13 Oct. 2016

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First Known Use of reverie

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for reverie

French rêverie, from Middle French, delirium, from resver, rever to wander, be delirious

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reverie

noun
How to pronounce reverie (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of reverie

formal + literary : a state in which you are thinking about pleasant things

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reverie

noun
rev·​er·​ie | \ ˈre-və-rē How to pronounce reverie (audio) \
plural reveries

Kids Definition of reverie

: the state of being lost in thought especially about pleasant things

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