Revery vs. Reverie — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Revery and Reverie
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Revery
Dated form of reverie
Reverie
A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.
Revery
Same as Reverie.
Reverie
A daydream
"I felt caught up in a reverie of years long past" (William Styron).
Revery
An abstracted state of absorption
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Reverie
A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream.
Revery
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Reverie
An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision.
Reverie
(archaic) A caper, a frolic; merriment.
Reverie
A loose or irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; daydream.
When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it.
Reverie
An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision.
There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds].
Reverie
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Reverie
An abstracted state of absorption
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