English question : Othor Games

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:22 am

Searched through web and dictionaries and couldn't find what I need, so I need your help.

How do you describe a person in a state of daydreaming? Would be best if you could provide me some literal adjectives, or more "poetic" ways to put it. Like his mind is somewhere else?

» Sun May 13, 2012 3:36 am

i'd say they were daydreaming

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:42 am

Some useful verbs and adjectives http://thesaurus.com/browse/daydreaming to help you?

EDIT: Absent-minded, preoccupied, remote, scatterbrained or absorbed would probably be best, depending on context.

» Sun May 13, 2012 2:44 am

aloof is a good word to use. But if your insulting the daydreaming person you could use detached.

However if your describing your own state of daydreaming try thinking of zen like terms or get creative and use some wordplay

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:07 am

Reverie?

» Sun May 13, 2012 12:00 am

aloof is a good word to use

I've never really associated aloof with daydreaming, it's usually used to discribe someone intentionally remaining out of a situation, rather than being unintentionally absent-minded...

» Sat May 12, 2012 10:50 pm

Entertaining the muses

» Sat May 12, 2012 6:21 pm

in a fugue
or fugue state

A fugue is also a kind of musical composition, so you can play around with that.

» Sat May 12, 2012 10:24 pm

I'm actually trying to describe "a sidhe's presence over mortal minds". The mortal would think of him/her days and nights. Perhaps reverie is the best word afterall.

But I learnt that reverie means sleep in french, so i'm not sure if that's appropriate.

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:24 am

But I learnt that reverie means sleep in french, so i'm not sure if that's appropriate.

It just means daydreaming in English. :shrug:

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:54 am

Thank you all

» Sun May 13, 2012 3:35 am

I'm actually trying to describe "a sidhe's presence over mortal minds". The mortal would think of him/her days and nights. Perhaps reverie is the best word afterall.

But I learnt that reverie means sleep in french, so i'm not sure if that's appropriate.

Sleep in french is dormir.

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:05 am

Well, a "reve" is a dream in French, and I think "reverie" is a daydream, but it's been a while. Also if you want to use the french spelling, both should have should have hats on the first e.

» Sat May 12, 2012 7:16 pm

Hmm... an old french word, looks like my french teacher was teaching me some poetic expression.

» Sat May 12, 2012 8:07 pm

"Head in the clouds" has always been a popular one, right?

» Sat May 12, 2012 6:59 pm

But I learnt that reverie means sleep in french, so i'm not sure if that's appropriate.

Not really sleep. More like daydreaming. Or just plain dreaming. Or I guess absentminded could also apply.