BronxBeauty8 wrote:
Prefinesse? or Perfinesse?

Finesse:In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents. If one can lead up to a finessable position such as ace-queen, an additional trick can be won if the king is positioned in front of the combination of ace and queen.

A more precise definition of a finesse would be: A play that attempts to win either the current trick or a later trick with a certain card of the suit led, although the opponents hold a higher card in the suit, by taking advantage of the position of the particular cards.

A finesse is said to be on or off depending on whether or not the finessable honor is favorably placed (onside) or not (offside). Many finesses involve a combination of non-touching honors in the same hand, called a tenace.

Now... Place the word muse in a way it makes sense and voila! Perfinesse of prefinesse (pronounced per-finesse and pre-finesse)

wow.

my faith in you is restored!

twice over.

you had me worried there young lady.

thank you!

'Tenace' (pronounced "te-notch-ee")....is a nifty submission....right up there in the first place environs.....cool.

SKPhoto wrote:
Thought of another one -

Muset' - pronounced "myoozay".

Define it as any artist any field who seeks or uses a muse for inspiration and creation of their work/art.

a very worthy submission....hey, we're on a roll now! yippee!

it has been added to the first place running as well....coolness.

thanks!

Jonathan D Holloway wrote:

I would think the muse inspires the kindler to create fire. It's that desire for fire, sparked by the muse, that causes the kindler to kindle the flame. The muse need not be a knowing participant in the process. Thusly, the muse is most likely not the kindler. Although, I suppose one can inspire one's self to put a light to something.

Or something to that effect.

precisely sir jonathan....very well stated!

studio L wrote:

a very worthy submission....hey, we're on a roll now! yippee!

it has been added to the first place running as well....coolness.

thanks!

Muset' - pronounced "myoozay"..... thats more highbrow than SPARKEE  but then this is IS MM

LOL

it's prob supposed to be - for the lack of an acute accent -  musee not muset tho ? thats pronouced ''mu sie'' for a person, rather than an object

studio L wrote:
haha, ok now! ....this "demiurge" from whence does it come?

the muses and i are intrigued!

details kind sir!

dem·i·urge   
n.

   1. A powerful creative force or personality.


The word derives from the ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, Latinized demiurgus). In Classical Greek, the word means “artisan” or “craftsman” (literally in the service of the people: δήμιος (dēmios) “official” + ἔργον (ergon) “(piece of) work”). It is used metaphorically of a creator (of the laws or the heaven) or even the Creator (of the World) in Plato.

Plato refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus circa 360 B.C as the entity who “fashioned and shaped” the material world. Plato describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent and hence desirous of a world as good as possible. The world remains allegedly imperfect, however, because the Demiurge had to work on pre-existing chaotic matter. Timaeus states that it is blasphemy to state that the universe was not created in the image of perfection or heaven. Timaeus gives man "form" in three specific types: likeness, uniqueness and consciousness or being. Man is given these forms by the creation process or ontologically. To attack the form of man in being is to attack a form of not only existence but also one of the components of mankind.

In Plato's Timaeus dialogue, the World Soul or creator spirit exists with the Demiurge

Zorina Seva wrote:
I am his muse, and he is my meus.  Why should it have to be so complicated?



Paypal please.

Paypal!?

awwwwww.........I wanna deliver! haha

Besides....paypal can't deliver 999 dirty pennies replete with my pocket lint on October 2nd.

Definitely a first place contender young lady...stay tuned for further developments!

Brian Egendorf wrote:
Well, I have been thinking of variations of inspired..and the thesaurus lists Aroused..  But to me this can be taken the wrong way, and doesn't really feel poetic.  So I took it a step further an feel that the person inspired by a muse should be The Awakened..  After all, you can almost say that a muse has awakened the sensibilities of the artist..

Hasta Primavera! I'm outta here!

just a tad religious sounding. . .

but thanks!

David Allen Smith wrote:

dem·i·urge   
n.

   1. A powerful creative force or personality.


The word derives from the ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, Latinized demiurgus). In Classical Greek, the word means “artisan” or “craftsman” (literally in the service of the people: δήμιος (dēmios) “official” + ἔργον (ergon) “(piece of) work”). It is used metaphorically of a creator (of the laws or the heaven) or even the Creator (of the World) in Plato.

Plato refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus circa 360 B.C as the entity who “fashioned and shaped” the material world. Plato describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent and hence desirous of a world as good as possible. The world remains allegedly imperfect, however, because the Demiurge had to work on pre-existing chaotic matter. Timaeus states that it is blasphemy to state that the universe was not created in the image of perfection or heaven. Timaeus gives man "form" in three specific types: likeness, uniqueness and consciousness or being. Man is given these forms by the creation process or ontologically. To attack the form of man in being is to attack a form of not only existence but also one of the components of mankind.

In Plato's Timaeus dialogue, the World Soul or creator spirit exists with the Demiurge

Very nice thank you!

"Demiurge" is squarely in the running...we have a definite tie for top spot.

The muses will have their work cut out for them!

Carina Comeau wrote:
the sexatary..like a secratary..but..different?

we need it centered on the disney channel baby....disney channel! haha

thanks!

David Allen Smith wrote:
why thank you...




one small caveat on the "meus" entry

"meus" means "my" or "mine" in latin... as in "Amor Meus"



but what the hell...  latin is dead anyway

ah but kind sir, that is precisely her intended meaning.

zorina's a very sharp cookie.

Zorina Seva wrote:
I am his muse, and he is my meus.  Why should it have to be so complicated?

I'm going for this one.

Pronounced me-oos but badly pronounced me-us.
It means mine which is cool for the muse.
It's short.
It's an anagram of muse.

Somehow I think this word will appear on AK68's port soon.

Cheers

Terry

Frisson wrote:

I'm going for this one.

Pronounced me-oos but badly pronounced me-us.
It means mine which is cool for the muse.
It's short.
It's an anagram of muse.

Somehow I think this word will appear on AK68's port soon.

Cheers



Terry

I am with you there terry....thanks for your input.

It has all the necessities of a good common language term...and it's clever letter construct makes it just the kitty cat's meow.

Plus, hell, ya can't beat latin for artistic inspiration!

studio L wrote:
I am with you there terry....thanks for your input.

It has all the necessities of a good common language term...and it's clever letter construct makes it just the kitty cat's meow.

Plus, hell, ya can't beat latin for artistic inspiration!

Jayne Jones wrote:
ok. . .so what's in the top?  where are we at?

ok...the list, in a very approximate order of muse favoring is currently:

meus
kindler
demiurge
tenace
muset
musiah
musinist

studio L wrote:

ok...the list, in a very approximate order of muse favoring is currently:

meus
kindler
demiurge
tenace
muset
musiah
musinist

I vote for meus or tenace.

monte hooper photograph wrote:
How about "Sop"? As in one who soaks in the inspiration.

haha....too close to SAP!

but thanks!

blackmirror wrote:

I vote for meus or tenace.

yes!
thanks....both are excellent....meus is in first place twice over now. . .

SERGI0 wrote:
"insip"

stands for

inspiration

still too close to "sap" haha

thanks!

ClevelandSlim wrote:
poppa

(smile)

well...that one goes without saying. . .

thanks.

Glitz Batty wrote:
Bemused ... it works like Bewitched!

^o^

gee, what letter of N-O-U-N is confusing you? (smile)

Glitz Batty wrote:
Oh, but if you need a noun, it's "Slave",  for sure.
Ask anyone who's ever been inspired to create anything---

but if that's too broad, maybe "Submussive" ?


^o^

haha, now yer talkin'!

thanks.

Beautymarks wrote:
Zomaire

can you assist with a little word background on this term?

thanks!

dgleasonphoto wrote:
muser

hmmmm, catchy, but is suggests to me that such a person is a little too jaded to really appreciate the value of the muse relation

thanks!