muse
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.
to meditate on.
to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.
Origin of muse
1Other words for muse
Other words from muse
- muser, noun
Words that may be confused with muse
- mews 4, muse
Other definitions for Muse (2 of 3)
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.
(sometimes lowercase) the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.
(lowercase) the genius or powers characteristic of a poet.
Origin of Muse
2Other definitions for MUSE (3 of 3)
Mainstream U.S. English: a dialect of American English that is considered to be standard or unmarked by dialectal variation in pronunciation, syntactic structures, or vocabulary, and that is heard in newscasts and taught in schools.
Origin of MUSE
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How to use muse in a sentence
While taking a nap or fiddling with a pocketknife, they’re musing about love, death, marriage, their youth, getting old – about time itself.
‘Mrs. Dalloway’ offers hope for our modern, COVID world | Kathi Wolfe | January 20, 2021 | Washington BladeSo the muser mused in his quiet study, with the roar of the water in his ears.
Mrs. Maxon Protests | Anthony HopeThe muser finished disrobing and donned his night robes, but it was a long time before he felt like slumber.
A Black Adonis | Linn Boyd PorterThe muser dwelt long on this invocation, pacing to and fro on the narrow strip of rock.
Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) | William Davy WatsonBut 'hungry generations' soon tread down the muser in a city.
Desperate Remedies | Thomas Hardy
Sweeter dreams now woo the muser, warming into passion, pulsing with a more eager throb of desire, in changed tone and pace.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies | Philip H. Goepp
British Dictionary definitions for muse (1 of 3)
/ (mjuːz) /
(when intr, often foll by on or about) to reflect (about) or ponder (on), usually in silence
(intr) to gaze thoughtfully
archaic a state of abstraction
Origin of muse
1Derived forms of muse
- muser, noun
- museful, adjective
- musefully, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for muse (2 of 3)
/ (mjuːz) /
a goddess that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet
Origin of muse
2British Dictionary definitions for Muse (3 of 3)
/ (mjuːz) /
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
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