reverie

Plural: reveries

Noun

• A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
• absentminded dreaming while awake
• an abstracted state of absorption
• A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream.
• An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision.
• A caper, a frolic; merriment.

Verb

• To daydream.

Examples

• Mid-game, he fell into a reverie, imagining impossible word placements.

Synonyms

air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, revery, castles in Spain

Related Words

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