SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
reverie
noun
A state of pleasant, dreamy thought.
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Dreamy absorption
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Usage distinction
Return to topReverie is usually a pleasant absorbed state. Absentmindedness describes inattention and need not involve a vivid or pleasant daydream.
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See reverie in use
The bell interrupted her reverie as she watched the river.
A pleasant reverie drew the film's main character into imagined afternoons of music and friendship while she waited beside a window.
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