Reverie
WordNet
noun
(1) An abstracted state of absorption
(2) Absentminded dreaming while awake
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested circa fourteenth century, “caper, frolic,” from reverie, “revelry,” from resver, “to dream, rave,” of uncertain origin. Modern sense of “daydreaming” is first attested 1657.
Noun
reverie or revery
Synonyms
- air castle
- castle in Spain
- castle in the air
- daydream
- daydreaming
- oneirism
Noun
- reverie, any form of dreaming (e.g. daydreaming, dreaming, and thinking)