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REVERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does revery mean?
• REVERY (noun)
The noun REVERY has 2 senses:
1. an abstracted state of absorption
2. absentminded dreaming while awake
Familiarity information: REVERY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abstracted state of absorption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
reverie; revery
Hypernyms ("revery" is a kind of...):
abstractedness; abstraction (preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revery"):
dream (a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality)
brown study (a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Absentminded dreaming while awake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
air castle; castle in Spain; castle in the air; daydream; daydreaming; oneirism; reverie; revery
Hypernyms ("revery" is a kind of...):
dream; dreaming (imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake)
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