reverie
Lost in thought
A reverie is a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts, a kind of waking dream where the mind wanders freely.
Someone in a reverie appears distant or distracted, absorbed in daydreams or fantasies rather than focused on their surroundings.
She sat at the window, lost in reverie.
The word suggests a peaceful, somewhat dreamy mental state rather than concentrated thinking or troubled preoccupation.
Reflective contemplation
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- dreaminessVague, unfocused mental state
- absentmindednessLack of attention to surroundings
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
castles in the air · pipe dream · flight of fancy · mind's eye · daydreamer · brown study · wandering thoughts · head in clouds
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
cogitation · brooding · thinking · absorption · engrossment · study · introspection · soul-searching
Faculty for forming ideas
- dreamworldImaginary realm during slumber
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
fiction · unreality · mirage · chimera · whimsy · fanciful · phantasmagoria · fantasia
Undisturbed mental quietude
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
restfulness · placidity · repose · ease · contentment · bliss · zen · composure
Induced trance state
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
- entrancedFilled with wonder
- absorbedTook in fully
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
transfixed · enraptured · daze · stupor · glazed · rapture · lost · fixated
Surpassing usual limits
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- illuminationProvision of light
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
numinous · beatitude · rapture · enlightenment · divine · sacred · epiphany · visionary
musing
Reflective contemplation
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- dreaminessVague, unfocused mental state
- absentmindednessLack of attention to surroundings
stargazing · castles in the air · pipe dream · flight of fancy · mind's eye · daydreamer · brown study · wandering thoughts · head in clouds · abstraction
meditation
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
deliberation · cogitation · brooding · thinking · absorption · engrossment · study · introspection · soul-searching · self-reflection
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- dreamworldImaginary realm during slumber
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
make-believe · fiction · unreality · mirage · chimera · whimsy · fanciful · phantasmagoria · fantasia · figment
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
peacefulness · restfulness · placidity · repose · ease · contentment · bliss · zen · composure · solace
hypnosis
Induced trance state
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
- entrancedFilled with wonder
- absorbedTook in fully
spellbound · transfixed · enraptured · daze · stupor · glazed · rapture · lost · fixated · captivated
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- illuminationProvision of light
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
sublime · numinous · beatitude · rapture · enlightenment · divine · sacred · epiphany · visionary · otherworldly
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- dreamsnightmare, dreaming, daydream, nightmares, dreams
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
- daydreamingdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, deep in thought, musings
- daydreamsdaydream, fantasy, dreaming, imagining, fantasizing
reverieconcentration
Sustained single-minded attention
focus · attention · vigilance · mindfulness · attentiveness
reveriereality
What actually exists
wakefulness · presence · groundedness · clear-headedness · lucidity
reveriealertness
Active mental awareness
vigilance · wakefulness · watchfulness · awareness · presence of mind