Other

muse1

Syllabification: (muse)

Pronunciation: /myo͞oz/

Translate muse | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

Definition of muse

noun

(Muse) (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.
a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

The Muses are generally listed as Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (flute playing and lyric poetry), Terpsichore (choral dancing and song), Erato (lyre playing and lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy and light verse), Polyhymnia (hymns, and later mime), and Urania (astronomy)

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin musa, from Greek mousa

muse in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of muse in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

More results for muse

More words in this category

Subscriber login

Library card login