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reason
English
Etymology
From Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin rati?, from ratus, past participle of reor (“reckon”). Doublet of ration and ratio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?z?n/
- Rhymes: -i?z?n
- Hyphenation: rea?son
Noun
reason (countable and uncountable, plural reasons)
- A cause:
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- 1996, Daniel Clement Dennett, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, page 198:
- There is a reason why so many should be symmetrical: The selective advantage in a symmetrical complex is enjoyed by all the subunits […]
- 1996, Daniel Clement Dennett, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, page 198:
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- 1806, Anonymous, Select Notes to Book XXI, in, Alexander Pope, translator, The Odyssey of Homer, volume 6 (London, F.J. du Roveray), page 37:
- This is the reason why he proposes to offer a libation, to atone for the abuse of the day by their diversions.
- 1881, Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady, chapter 10:
- Ralph Touchett, for reasons best known to himself, had seen fit to say that Gilbert Osmond was not a good fellow […]
- 1806, Anonymous, Select Notes to Book XXI, in, Alexander Pope, translator, The Odyssey of Homer, volume 6 (London, F.J. du Roveray), page 37:
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- 1966, Graham Greene, The Comedians (Penguin Classics edition, ?ISBN, page 14:
- I have forgotten the reason he gave for not travelling by air. I felt sure that it was not the correct reason, and that he suffered from a heart trouble which he kept to himself.
- 1966, Graham Greene, The Comedians (Penguin Classics edition, ?ISBN, page 14:
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- 1970, Hannah Arendt, On Violence ?ISBN, page 62:
- And the specific distinction between man and beast is now, strictly speaking, no longer reason (the lumen naturale of the human animal) but science […]
- 1970, Hannah Arendt, On Violence ?ISBN, page 62:
- (obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
- 16th century Edmund Spenser, Lines on his Promised Pension
- I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my rhyme.
- 16th century Edmund Spenser, Lines on his Promised Pension
- (mathematics, obsolete) Ratio; proportion.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Usefulness of Mathematical Learning Explained and Demonstrated
- Geometrical Reasons
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Usefulness of Mathematical Learning Explained and Demonstrated
Synonyms
- (that which causes): cause
- (motive for an action): rationale, motive
- (thought offered in support): excuse
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
reason (third-person singular simple present reasons, present participle reasoning, simple past and past participle reasoned)
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- "I had," said he, "come to an entirely erroneous conclusion which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data. […] "
- 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To converse; to compare opinions.
- (transitive, intransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- I reasoned the matter with my friend.
- 1901, Ralph Connor, The Man from Glengarry Chapter 9
- The talk was mainly between Aleck and Murdie, the others crowding eagerly about and putting in a word as they could. Murdie was reasoning good-humoredly, Aleck replying fiercely.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan
- 1816, Jane Austen, Emma Volume 2/Chapter 10
- That she was not immediately ready, Emma did suspect to arise from the state of her nerves; she had not yet possessed the instrument long enough to touch it without emotion; she must reason herself into the power of performance; and Emma could not but pity such feelings, whatever their origin, and could not but resolve never to expose them to her neighbour again.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- to reason down a passion
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- reason at OneLook Dictionary Search
- reason in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- reason in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Roanes, Serano, arseno-, senora, señora
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muse
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: myo?oz
- (UK) IPA(key): /mju?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /mjuz/
- Homophones: mews, Meuse
- Rhymes: -u?z
Etymology 1
From Middle French muse, from Latin M?sa, from Ancient Greek ????? (Moûsa).
Noun
muse (plural muses)
- A source of inspiration.
- (archaic) A poet; a bard.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 85:
- My toung-tide Mu?e in manners holds her ?till,
- While comments of your prai?e richly compil'd,
- Re?erue their Character with goulden quill,
- And precious phra?e by all the Mu?es fil'd.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 85:
Synonyms
- (source of inspiration): Pierian spring
Related terms
- museum
- music
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.
Verb
muse (third-person singular simple present muses, present participle musing, simple past and past participle mused)
- (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
- (transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:muse.
- (transitive) To think on; to meditate on.
- c. 1726, James Thomson, Hymn
- Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise.
- c. 1726, James Thomson, Hymn
- (transitive) To wonder at.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ponder
Related terms
- muser
- musing
- amuse
Translations
Noun
muse (plural muses)
- An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.xii:
- still he sate long time astonished / As in great muse, ne word to creature spake.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 416:
- He fell into a muse and pulled his upper lip.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.xii:
Etymology 3
From French musse. See muset.
Noun
muse (plural muses)
- 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)
Anagrams
- Semu, emus, umes
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myz/
- Homophones: musent, muses
Noun
muse f (plural muses)
- artistic inspiration
- muse (specific artistic subject)
Verb
muse
- first-person singular present indicative of muser
- third-person singular present indicative of muser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of muser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of muser
- second-person singular imperative of muser
Anagrams
- émus, meus, mues, seum
Italian
Noun
muse f
- plural of musa
Anagrams
- sume
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English m?s.
Noun
muse
- Alternative form of mous
Etymology 2
From Latin M?sa.
Noun
muse
- Alternative form of Muse
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French musée, from Latin m?s?um, from Ancient Greek ???????? (Mouseîon)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.se?/, [m??.?se?]
Noun
muse n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural muse or museer, definite plural museene or musea)
- Alternative form of musé
References
- “muse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ????? (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²m??.s?/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
muse f (definite singular musa, indefinite plural muser, definite plural musene)
- a muse
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²m??.s?/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
muse (present tense musar, past tense musa, past participle musa, passive infinitive musast, present participle musande, imperative mus)
- to whisper
- Synonym: kviskre
Etymology 3
From French musée, from Latin m?s?um, from Ancient Greek ???????? (Mouseîon)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.se?/, [m??.?se?] (examples of pronunciation)
Noun
muse n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural muse, definite plural musea)
- alternative spelling of musé
References
- “muse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Verb
muse
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of musirse.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of musirse.
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