reverie

noun

rev·​er·​ie ˈre-və-rē 

ˈrev-rē

variants or less commonly revery

plural reveries

1

: daydream

2

: the condition of being lost in thought

Synonyms

• daydreaming
• study
• trance
• woolgathering

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ring the bell, sound the trumpets reverie, something is done, something is beginning. —Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025

Throughout history, these mass gatherings were suppressed by the Catholic Church and insecure democratic governments, which worried that sprees of ecstatic reverie would foment social revolution. —Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

Donald Trump’s reveries about a late golf champ’s genitalia got him 41.4 percent. —airmail.news, 2 Nov. 2024

But my post-summit reverie was broken by a nightmare scenario: a trail-crew looking up from their work to judge me. —Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

reverie

noun

rev·​er·​ie

variants also revery

ˈrev-(ə-)rē 

plural reveries

1

: daydream entry 1

2

: the condition of being lost in thought