revery n an abstracted state of absorption n absentminded dreaming while awake Usage(s) Rough blobs of bronze compose a gaunt, strong figure of a rail splitter leaning on the haft of his axe, his head thrown backward in revery. In the early 1970s, Lichtenstein was fond of quoting Matisse, that supreme artificer of images denoting calm and luxurious revery. Synonym(s) reverie daydream daydreaming oneirism air castle castle in the air castle in Spain