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Muse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Muse? [n] the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" [n] in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science [v] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Muse: chew over \| contemplate \| excogotate \| meditate \| mull \| mull over \| ponder \| reflect \| ruminate \| speculate \| think over Related Terms \| Find terms related to Muse: absence of mind \| absentmindedness \| absorption \| abstractedness \| abstraction \| afflatus \| allude to \| Apollo \| Apollo Musagetes \| artistic imagination \| bard \| be absent \| be abstracted \| bemusement \| blurt \| blurt out \| Bragi \| brood \| brood over \| brown study \| call attention to \| Calliope \| Castilian Spring \| castle-building \| chaw \| chew over \| chew the cud \| Clio \| cogitate \| comment \| conception \| consider \| contemplate \| creative imagination \| creative power \| creative thought \| creativity \| daemon \| daimonion \| daydream \| daydreamer \| daydreaming \| debate \| deliberate \| demon \| depth of thought \| digest \| divagate \| divine afflatus \| dream \| dreaming \| engrossment \| Erato \| esemplastic imagination \| esemplastic power \| Euterpe \| evaluate \| exclaim \| excogitate \| fantasy \| fantasying \| fire of genius \| fit of abstraction \| Geist \| genius \| go woolgathering \| Helicon \| Hippocrene \| inspiration \| interject \| introspect \| let drop \| let fall \| make reference to \| meditate \| Melpomene \| mention \| moon \| mooning \| moonraking \| mull over \| muse \| musefulness \| musing \| muted ecstasy \| mythicization \| mythification \| mythopoeia \| note \| observe \| opine \| Orpheus \| Parnassian \| Parnassus \| perpend \| Pierian Spring \| Pierides \| pipe dream \| pipe-dream \| pipe-dreaming \| play around with \| play with \| poesy \| poetic genius \| poetic imagination \| Polyhymnia \| Polymnia \| ponder \| preoccupation \| refer to \| reflect \| remark \| reverie \| revolve \| roll \| ruminate \| sacred Nine \| shaping imagination \| soul \| speak \| speculate \| spirit \| stargaze \| stargazing \| stray \| study \| talent \| Terpsichore \| Thalia \| the Muses \| the Nine \| think about \| think over \| toy with \| trance \| tuneful Nine \| turn over \| Walter Mitty \| wander \| weigh \| woolgathering See Also \| bethink \| brood \| Calliope \| cerebrate \| Clio \| cogitate \| consider \| dwell \| Erato \| Euterpe \| germ \| Greek deity \| introspect \| Melpomene \| Polyhymnia \| premeditate \| puzzle \| question \| seed \| source \| study \| Terpsichore \| Thalia \| theologise \| theologize \| think \| Urania \| wonder \| worry Muse In Webster's Dictionary \Muse\, n. [From F. musse. See {Muset}.] A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. Find a hare without a muse. --Old Prov. \Muse\, n. [F. Muse, L. Musa, Gr. ?. Cf. {Mosaic}, n., {Music}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural. Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring: What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing? --Pope. Note: The names of the Muses were Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polymnia or Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. 2. A particular power and practice of poetry. --Shak. 3. A poet; a bard. [R.] --Milton. \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and cf. Amuse, Muzzle, n.] 1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate. ``Thereon mused he.'' --Chaucer. He mused upon some dangerous plot. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel. 3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. B. Jonson. Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}. \Muse\, v. t. 1. To think on; to meditate on. Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise. --Thomson. 2. To wonder at. [Obs.] --Shak. \Muse\, n. 1. Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study. --Milton. 2. Wonder, or admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Muse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Muse?

[n] the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
[n] in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
[v] 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"

Muse In Webster's Dictionary

\Muse\, n. [From F. musse. See {Muset}.]
A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through
which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.

      Find a hare without a muse.              --Old Prov.


\Muse\, n. [F. Muse, L. Musa, Gr. ?. Cf. {Mosaic}, n.,
{Music}.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of the nine goddesses who presided over
   song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts
   and sciences; -- often used in the plural.

         Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring: What
         Muse for Granville can refuse to sing? --Pope.

Note: The names of the Muses were Calliope, Clio, Erato,
      Euterpe, Melpomene, Polymnia or Polyhymnia,
      Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania.

2. A particular power and practice of poetry. --Shak.

3. A poet; a bard. [R.] --Milton.


\Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand
with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L.
morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and
cf. Amuse, Muzzle, n.]
1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
   ``Thereon mused he.'' --Chaucer.

         He mused upon some dangerous plot.    --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.

2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or
   contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things
   present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel.

3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. B. Jonson.

Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.


\Muse\, v. t.
1. To think on; to meditate on.

         Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise.
                                               --Thomson.

2. To wonder at. [Obs.] --Shak.


\Muse\, n.
1. Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing
   scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown
   study. --Milton.

2. Wonder, or admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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