Can Reverie Be a Noun?

The noun is from French rêverie, from a Middle French word meaning "wild speech, delirium," from rever "to roam, speak wildly." Middle French rever is also the source of English rave, as in raving mad.

How do you use reverie as a noun?

(a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts: He was lost in reverie until he suddenly heard someone behind him.

Is reverie a noun verb or adjective?

noun. rev·​er·​ie | \ ˈre-və-rē , ˈrev-rē \

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