musing
61muse — [[t]mju͟ːz[/t]] muses, musing, mused 1) VERB If you muse on something, you think about it, usually saying or writing what you are thinking at the same time. [WRITTEN] [V on/about/over n] Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President... [V… …
62muse — I. n. Revery, abstraction, musing, deep thought, brown study, absence of mind, musing. II. v. n. 1. Ponder, meditate, contemplate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate, think, brood. 2. Be absent minded, be in a revery, be in a brown study,… …
63thinking — adj 1. rational, reasoning, reasonable, sensible, cerebral; logical, practical, pragmatic; intelligent, knowing, ratiocinative, percipient, perceiving; analytic, ideational, philosophical, sophic; speculative, imaginative. 2. reflective,… …
64melancholy — [mel′ən käl΄ē] n. pl. melancholies [ME malencoli < OFr melancolie < LL melancholia < Gr < melas, black (see MELANO ) + cholē, bile, gall: see YELLOW] 1. Obs. a) black bile: in medieval times considered to be one of the four humors of… …
65muse — [myo͞oz] vi. mused, musing [ME musen < OFr muser, to ponder, loiter, orig., ? to stand with muzzle in the air < ML * musare < musum (> OFr musel), snout, MUZZLE] to think deeply and at length; meditate vt. to think or say meditatively …
66contemplation — noun 1. a long and thoughtful observation (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑contemplate • Hypernyms: ↑stare 2. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑ …
67reverie — n. 1 a fit of abstracted musing (was lost in a reverie). 2 archaic a fantastic notion or theory; a delusion. 3 Mus. an instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state. Etymology: obs. F resverie f. OF reverie rejoicing, revelry f. rever be …
68rumination — noun 1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration • Syn: ↑contemplation, ↑reflection, ↑reflexion, ↑musing, ↑thoughtfulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thoughtful (for: ↑ …
69thoughtfulness — noun 1. kind and considerate regard for others he showed no consideration for her feelings • Syn: ↑consideration, ↑considerateness • Ant: ↑thoughtlessness, ↑inconsideration (for: ↑ …
70Angle of reflection — Reflection Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays …
