muse
noun
[ mjuːz ]
• (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.
• a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.
• "Yeats' muse, Maud Gonne"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin musa, from Greek mousa .
muse
verb
• be absorbed in thought.
• "he was musing on the problems he faced"
Similar:
ponder,
consider,
think over/about,
mull over,
reflect on,
contemplate,
deliberate,
turn over in one's mind,
chew over,
weigh up,
meditate on,
ruminate over/on,
brood on,
give some thought to,
cogitate on,
evaluate,
examine,
study,
review,
think,
debate with oneself,
be in a brown study,
daydream,
be in a reverie,
pore on,
cerebrate,
muse
noun
• an instance or period of reflection.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’.
