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Definitions for Muse

[1] to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
[2] Archaic . to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.
[3] to meditate on.
[4] to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.
[5] Classical Mythology . any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
[6] (sometimes lowercase ) the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.
[7] (lowercase ) the genius or powers characteristic of a poet.
[8] (when intr, often foll by on or about ) to reflect (about) or ponder (on), usually in silence
[9] (intr) to gaze thoughtfully
[10] archaic a state of abstraction
[11] a goddess that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet
[12] Greek myth any of nine sister goddesses, each of whom was regarded as the protectress of a different art or science. Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the nine are Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania

Words related to Muse

ponder, ruminate, brood, consider, deliberate, feel, percolate, moon, roll, reflect, contemplate, meditate, revolve, weigh, cogitate, speculate, think

Words nearby Muse

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Origin of Muse

1350–1400; Middle English Muse < Middle French < Latin Mūsa < Greek Moûsa

Words that may be confused with Muse

mews, muse

Other words from Muse

mus·er , noun

Word origin for Muse

C14: from Old French, from Latin Mūsa, from Greek Mousa a Muse

Synonyms for Muse

brood, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, feel, meditate, moon, percolate, ponder, reflect, revolve, roll, ruminate, speculate, think, weigh, be lost in thought, build castles in air, chew over, mull over, puzzle over, think over, turn over