MUSE
1.As a verb, to muse is to consider something
thoughtfully. As a noun, it means a person — especially a woman — who is
a source of artistic inspiration.
In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who
symbolized the arts and sciences. Today, a muse is a person who serves
as an artist's inspiration. Often filmmakers talk about a certain actor
being a muse — meaning the actor inspired a movie. Writers, painters,
musicians, and other artists have muses. Muse can also refer to
thinking deeply. If you muse about something, you're giving it serious
thought. You can't muse in five seconds. People muse on certain ideas
for years2.Muse (my
z)
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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin M
sa, from Greek Mousa; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
sa, from Greek Mousa; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
