Definitions for MUSEmyuz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
musemyuz(v.)mused, mus•ing.
(v.i.)to think or meditate in silence.
Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.
(v.t.)to say or think meditatively.
Origin of muse:
1300–50; ME: to mutter, gaze meditatively on < MF muser, perh. ult. der. of ML mūsummuzzle
mus′er(n.)
Musemyuz(n.)
one of the nine Greek goddesses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presided over the arts: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania.
Category: Mythology
(sometimes l.c.) the inspiration that motivates a poet, artist, or thinker.
(l.c.) a poet.
Origin of Muse:
1350–1400; < MF < L < Gk Moûsa
Princeton's WordNet
Muse(noun)
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
muse(verb)
the source of an artist's inspiration
"Euterpe was his muse"
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
Muse(ProperNoun)
One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
Origin: From muse, from Musa, from Μοῦσα.
Webster Dictionary
Muse(noun)
a gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset
Muse(noun)
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
Muse(noun)
a particular power and practice of poetry
Muse(noun)
a poet; a bard
Muse(noun)
to think closely; to study in silence; to meditate
Muse(noun)
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
Muse(noun)
to wonder
Muse(verb)
to think on; to meditate on
Muse(verb)
to wonder at
Muse(noun)
contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study
Muse(noun)
wonder, or admiration
Translations for MUSE
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
muse(verb)
to think about a matter usually without serious concentration.
- mymerAfrikaans
- يَتأمَّلArabic
- размишлявамBulgarian
- refletirPortuguese (BR)
- dumatCzech
- die MuseGerman
- fundereDanish
- συλλογίζομαιGreek
- reflexionar, meditarSpanish
- meelisklemaEstonian
- انديشه کردنFarsi
- mietiskelläFinnish
- songerFrench
- לְהַרהֵרHebrew
- कलादेवी करना, ध्यान करनाHindi
- razmišljatiCroatian
- elmélkedikHungarian
- memikirkanIndonesian
- brjóta heilann um e-ðIcelandic
- riflettereItalian
- 思にふけるJapanese
- 명상하다Korean
- svarstyti, mintimis perkratinėtiLithuanian
- pārdomāt; apcerētLatvian
- melamunMalay
- mijmerenDutch
- fundere, spekulereNorwegian
- dumaćPolish
- انديشه کردنPersian
- اندیشه کولPashto
- reflectirPortuguese
- a medita, a cugetaRomanian
- размышлятьRussian
- dumaťSlovak
- tuhtatiSlovenian
- razmišljatiSerbian
- fundera, grubblaSwedish
- คิดรำพึงThai
- düşünceye dalmakTurkish
- 沈思Chinese (Trad.)
- роздумувати, розмірковуватиUkrainian
- غور و فکر کرناUrdu
- suy tưởngVietnamese
- 沉思Chinese (Simp.)
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