revery

revery
noun
1. an abstracted state of absorption (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑reverie
Hypernyms: ↑abstractedness, ↑abstraction
Hyponyms: ↑dream, ↑brown study
2. absentminded dreaming while awake
Syn:
Derivationally related forms: ↑daydream (for: ↑daydreaming), ↑daydream (for: ↑daydream)
Hypernyms: ↑dream, ↑dreaming

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variant of reverie

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/rev"euh ree/, n., pl. reveries.
reverie.

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revery
variant of reavery, reverie.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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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 — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 …  

  • More Revery — EP by Bonnie Billy Released 2000 Label Temporary Res …   Wikipedia

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