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daemon

noun

Simple meaning

A muse, a personified source of inspiration.

Pronunciation

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deemuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈdimən

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Definition

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noun

  1. A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.

  2. An idea depicted as an entity.

  3. mythology

    A minor deity or divinity.

  4. computingUnix

    A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.

Used this way, daemon is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It sounds natural in ordinary conversation and in expressive writing alike.

Emotional tone
Negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Serious and weighty
Usage feel
Everyday but emotionally strong

Nearby words

  • demon , a specialist term, precise but narrower

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More ways to use daemon

  • “In old stories, a daemon sometimes tempted people with bad ideas.”noun

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Synonyms

Sense: muse or a personified source of inspiration

demonTechnical

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