Revery

Revery
Reverie Rev"er*ie, Revery Rev"er*y, n.; pl. {Reveries}. [F. r['e]verie, fr. r[^e]ver to dream, rave, be light-headed. Cf. {Rave}.] 1. A loose or irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; daydream. ``Rapt in nameless reveries.'' --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

2. An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.] [1913 Webster]

There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds]. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Revery — Rev er*y, n. Same as {Reverie}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • revery — [rev′ər ē] n. pl. reveries REVERIE …   English World dictionary

  • revery — noun 1. an abstracted state of absorption (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑reverie • Hypernyms: ↑abstractedness, ↑abstraction • Hyponyms: ↑dream, ↑brown study …   Useful english dictionary

  • revery — noun see reverie …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • revery — /rev euh ree/, n., pl. reveries. reverie. * * * …   Universalium

  • revery — n. preoccupation, state of being lost in meditation; daydream, fantasy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • revery — n. Musing, a waking dream, abstraction, inattention, preoccupation, absence of mind, brown study, reverie …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • revery — rev•er•y [[t]ˈrɛv ə ri[/t]] n. pl. er•ies reverie …   From formal English to slang

  • revery — /ˈrɛvəri/ (say revuhree) noun (plural reveries) → reverie …  

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