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muse

muse

61 5.6
A person who gives artists or writers new ideas
  • noun
  • /mjuːz/
  • Literature
: musa
  • Every artist needs his muse.
  • invoke the muse
  • a muse for poets
  • a muse in art

What counts is not his own self, but his muse, his universal song.

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Examples

Synonyms

inspiration
vsmuse
441 3.5

A feeling that makes you want to create or do something

is a personified source who gives that creative stimulation

How Inspiring

muse
  • Literature
61 5.6
role model
209 2.8
mentor
250 2.7
influence
156 3.4
creative
13 3.7

Surface Forms

muse singular
muses plural

Etymology

Muse comes from the Greek name Mousa, the goddesses who gave poets and artists their ideas, and it shares a root with music, so a muse is someone or something that gives creative 'inspiration'.