reverie
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈrɛvəri/
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ensoñación
- As I watched the sunset, I fell into a reverie about my childhood days spent at the beach.
- reverie, to dream
And just in the morning before we wake up call twilight reverie, the brain kicks into a higher vibration, Theta.
- And just in the morning before we wake up call twilight reverie, the brain kicks into a higher vibration, Theta.
- It's being able to be vulnerable with yourself enough to know where others can join in your reverie.
Examples
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Sitting by the window, he drifted into a reverie, imagining what life would be like in the city.
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If you want, you can illustrate last night's dream, today's reverie, or tomorrow's daydream.
Academic text (1999) -
Is this a private reverie or can an old lady join you?
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You look lost in reverie.
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All watch with a sort of reverie as the couple dances without music.
Fiction book (1990) -
Emma did not come out of her reverie until she was passing the First Territorial Bank.
Fiction book (1991) -
For a moment, Hasari is swept up in this little reverie, then remembers reality.
Fiction book (1992) -
His shout jarred her from her reverie, shattering a vision that suddenly seemed lost to all recollection.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rath is snapped from his reverie as real pigeons flap by the window.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then gradually, almost imperceptibly at first, the sunrise begins to transform the reverie, and a magical sight slowly unfolds.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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2.6
Pleasant thoughts that distract you from what is happening now
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2.8
Thinking about things you want or imagine while you are awake
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9.9
Being lost in pleasant thoughts and not noticing things around you
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3.2
Thinking about pleasant things while not paying attention
Lost in daydreams and not paying attention
How Absorbed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reverie comes from the French word rêverie, based on rêver, which means 'to dream' or 'wander in thought'. So a reverie is like a gentle 'daydream' that leaves you pleasantly lost in your own thoughts.