Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of a person: a source of inspiration.

    Yoko Ono was John Lennon's wife, lover, and muse.

    Muse

    му́заmúza

    му́заmúza

    the source of an artist's inspiration

  2. An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.

  3. A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.

    Find a hare without a muse. (old proverb)

  4. (archaic)A poet; a bard.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Mary is her girlfriend's muse.

    Мері — муза своєї подруги. — oromashka

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  2. The seven muses aided the artists.

    ruСемь муз помогали художникам. — carlosalberto

    deDie sieben Musen unterstützten die Künstler. — carlosalberto

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  3. I let my muse inspire me.

    deIch lass' mich von meiner Muse inspirieren. — MisterTrouser

  4. I mused on the meaning of his painting.

    deIch dachte über die Bedeutung seines Gemäldes nach. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The muses are the friends of the poets.

Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa). From Middle E

From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.

From French musse. See muset.

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Forms

plural: muses
Singularmuse
Pluralmuses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
source of inspiration:Pierian spring

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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