reverie means A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 72 out of 100.
Why this word is great
REVERIE — [Noun] A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. From Middle French reverie ("revelry, drunkenness"), from Old French resverie, from resver ("to dream, to rave"), of uncertain origin. Unlike "musing," which suggests a sober and focused gravity, or "trance," which implies an involuntary and profound captivity, a reverie is a gentle, voluntary surrender—the mind slipping its leash for an aimless stroll. It is the dappled light on a kitchen floor holding you motionless for three silent minutes; it is the idle tracing of a crack in the plaster as it becomes a river on a map; it is the train window transforming into a cinema screen for a private, plotless film. A small holiday from the tyranny of purpose.
noun
- A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream.“If you rouse from your reverie, you are restless and agitated; your eye wanders round in one perpetual search; and if, perchance, as has happened once or twice, he has only passed in the distance, your eye brightens, your cheek flushes crimson, and your whole frame quivers with uncontrollable emotion!”
- An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision.“If the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool; There are infinite reveries , numberless extravagancies , and a perpetual train of vanities , which pass through both .”
- A caper, a frolic; merriment.
verb
- To daydream.“By this time the mouth begins to feel uneasy—I pick another cheroot from Cotton’s last box, and walk up and down reverie-ing as before.”