Muse

Muse  (myz)

n.

1. Greek Mythology Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.

2. muse

a. A guiding spirit.

b. A source of inspiration.

3. muse A poet.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin Msa, from Greek Mousa; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: The Muse has inspired English poetry since Chaucer invoked her in 1374. Muse comes from Latin Msa, from Greek Mousa. There are Greek dialect forms msa and moisa, and all three come from an original *montya. As to the further origins of this form, a clue is provided by the name of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory and mother of the Muses. Her name is the Greek noun mnmosun "memory," which comes from *mn-, an extended form of the Greek and Indo-European root *men-, "to think." This is the root from which we derive amnesia (from Greek), mental (from Latin), and mind (from Germanic). The reconstructed form *montya that is the ancestor of Greek Mousa could then mean something like "having mental power."

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muse  (myz)

v. mused, mus·ing, mus·es

v.intr.

To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation.

v.tr.

To consider or say thoughtfully: mused that it might take longer to drive than walk.

n.

A state of meditation.

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[Middle English musen, from Old French muser (possibly from mus, snout, from Medieval Latin msum) and or of Germanic origin.]

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muser n.

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muse ¹

Verb

[musing, mused] to think deeply and at length about: she mused unhappily on how right her sister had been [Old French muser]

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muse ²

Noun

the muse a force or person, esp. a woman, that inspires a creative artist [Greek Mousa a Muse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Muse - in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
	2.	muse - the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" germ, source, seed - anything that provides inspiration for later work
Verb	1.	muse - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

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muse

verb ponder, consider, reflect, contemplate, think, weigh up, deliberate, speculate, brood, meditate, mull over, think over, ruminate, cogitate, be lost in thought, be in a brown study

Translations

muse [mjuːz] vi → meditar

n → musa

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muse [mjuːz] vi → méditer, songer

n → muse f

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muse [mjuːz] vi → nachgrübeln

n → Muse f

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muse [mjuːz] vi → meditare, sognare

n → musa

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muse

v muse [mjuːz]

to think about a matter usually without serious concentration. mymer يَتأمَّل размишлявам dumat fundere die Muse συλλογίζομαι reflexionar, meditar meelisklema انديشه کردن mietiskellä songer לְהַרהֵר कलादेवी करना, ध्यान करना razmišljati elmélkedik memikirkan brjóta heilann um e-ð riflettere 思にふける 깊이 생각하다; 명상[]하다 svarstyti, mintimis perkratinėti pārdomāt; apcerēt melamun mijmeren fundere, spekulere dumać reflectir a medita, a cugeta размышлять dumať tuhtati razmišljati fundera, grubbla คิดรำพึง düşünceye dalmak 沈思 роздумувати, розмірковувати غور و فکر کرنا suy tưởng 沉思