Mist

Quick meaning: Mist is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.).

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.).

More Meanings

1. (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
2. (figurative) Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.
3. (intransitive) To form mist.
4. (transitive) To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
5. (intransitive) To rain in very fine droplets.
6. (transitive) To cover with a mist.
7. (transitive, of the eyes) To be covered by tears.

Example Sentences

It's misting this morning.

There was an oily mist on the lens.

I mist my tropical plants every morning.

His passion cast a mist before his sense.

Word Forms

• mists
• misting
• misted

Synonyms for mist

Depending on context, synonyms include brume, obscure, fog, befog, cloud, becloud.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fog, befog, cloud, becloud, obscure, vapor.

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