3 definitions
for revery
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
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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.
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2. An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.]
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There are infinite reveries and numberless
extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish
minds]. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Revery \Rev"er*y\, n.
Same as Reverie.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
revery
n 1: an abstracted state of absorption [syn: reverie]
2: absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: reverie, daydream,
daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the
air, castle in Spain]
