muse
English Thesaurus
1. the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | germ, seed, source, |
| definition | : | anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition) |
2. in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | greek deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | calliope, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | clio, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of history (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | erato, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | euterpe, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | melpomene, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | polyhymnia, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | terpsichore, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | thalia, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | urania, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy (noun.person) |
3. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cerebrate, cogitate, think, |
| definition | : | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | premeditate, |
| definition | : | think or reflect beforehand or in advance (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theologise, theologize, |
| definition | : | make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | introspect, |
| definition | : | reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bethink, |
| definition | : | consider or ponder something carefully (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cogitate, |
| definition | : | consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | question, wonder, |
| definition | : | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | puzzle, |
| definition | : | be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | consider, study, |
| definition | : | give careful consideration to (verb.perception) |
4. the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
5. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | meditation, speculation, |
| definition | : | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | muse, |
| definition | : | the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | excogitative, |
| definition | : | concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all) |
6. the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
7. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | meditation, speculation, |
| definition | : | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | muse, |
| definition | : | the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | excogitative, |
| definition | : | concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all) |
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