mist

CEFRB1

/mɪst/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cloud of tiny water drops close to the ground.

  2. 02

    verb

    To cover or spray something with tiny drops of liquid.

Examples

  • I perceived an object looming through the mist.

  • In the distance you can see Mt. Fuji through the morning mist.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A layer of fine droplets or particles.

  2. Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.

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

More examples

In context

  • It was difficult to see through the morning mist.

  • There was an oily mist on the lens.

  • It's misting this morning.

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Origin

noun

The noun is from Middle English mist, from Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“mist, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰstos, from the root *h₃meygʰ- (“cloud, fog, drizzle”). Cognate with Scots mist (“mist, fog”), West Frisian mist (“mist”), Dutch mist (“mist”), Swedish mist (“mist, fog”), Icelandic mistur (“mist”), West Frisian miegelje (“to drizzle”), Dutch dialectal miggelen, miegelen (“to drizzle”), Lithuanian miglà (“fog”), Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”), Russian мгла (mgla, “fog, haze”). The verb is from Middle English misten, from Old English mistian.