musings is a plural form of musing
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
cognition noun (cognitive processes and contents)
musings
consideration » thinking » higher cognitive process » mental process
cogitation | introspection | meditation | meditation | retrospect
contemplation | reflection | rumination | thoughtfulness | reflexion [British spelling, uncommon]
"complaint", from present participle of "muse" (verb). Meaning "pondering" is ...
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"meditation" (1 of 13 words)
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thoughtfully abstracted; "meditative" (3 of 93 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
(usually "musings") : a period of reflection or thought | characterized by reflection or deep thought (15 of 42 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
Deep in thought; contemplative. | Contemplation; meditation. | A product of contemplation; a thought. ""an elegant tapestry of quotations, musings, ... (18 of 30 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
Present participle of muse. | Absorbed in thought; contemplative | thought, meditation, contemplation (11 of 15 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
absorbed in thought; meditative. | contemplation; reflection. (6 of 12 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
that muses; meditative | meditation; reflection (5 of 9 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
comes from the Latin word contemplatio. Its root is also that of the Latin word templum, a piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, or a building for worship, derived either from Proto-Indo-European base *tem- "to cut", and so a "place ... (43 of 709 words, 2 images)
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a type of prayer or meditation. In a non-religious sense, contemplation can also mean: an act of considering with attention or the act of regarding steadily. | Contemplation may also refer to: Contemplation (Kafka), a sequence of eighteen short stories... (39 of 69 words, 3 definitions)
thoughtful or long consideration or observation | spiritual meditation especially (in Christian religious practice) concentration of the mind and soul ... (19 of 151 words, 3 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
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when you spend time thinking about something in a serious and quiet way (13 of 51 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
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the process of thinking about something or looking at something for a long time | the religious activity of thinking about God (21 of 48 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums. At least part of the oncoming wave ... (24 of 116 words, 6 images)
return of a wave from a surface that it strikes into the medium through which it has traveled. The general principles governing the reflection of ... (25 of 88 words)
to think about something in a deep and serious or dreamy and abstracted way | to say something in a thoughtful or questioning way | to gaze at ... (26 of 97 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: late 14th century
Origin: "complaint", from present participle of "muse" (verb). Meaning "pondering" is from mid-15th century
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