noun
or rev·ery ˈrev(ə)rē, -ri
( plural reveries )
Etymology: French rêverie, from Middle French resverie, raverie, reverie delirium, rage, revelry, from resver, raver, rever to wander, be delirious + -erie -ery
1. : an extravagant or fanciful product of the mind : a theory or notion marked by strangeness or impracticality : a purely visionary or theoretical concept
the scheme was pure reverie
2.
a. : the condition of being lost in thought or abstracted musing
passed the day in reverie before the fire
b. : a sequence of thoughts or images not purposively directed
had a reverie about the children's future