Mist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thin fog with condensation near the ground

become covered with mist

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪst/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɪst/.

Examples

The windshield misted over
The stars are obscured by the clouds
the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

haze over cloud obnubilate befog fog mist over becloud obscure

Parts of Speech

noun	a thin fog with condensation near the ground
verb	become covered with mist “The windshield misted over”
verb	make less visible or unclear “The stars are obscured by the clouds”
verb	spray finely or cover with mist

Word Forms

misty	adjective	wet with mist
mist	verb	spray finely or cover with mist
mist	noun	a thin fog with condensation near the ground
fog	noun	confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nebel

ein dünner Nebel mit Kondenswasser in Bodennähe

🇫🇷French

brume

un fin brouillard avec de la condensation près du sol

🇪🇸Spanish

neblina

una fina niebla con condensación cerca del suelo

🇮🇹Italian

nebbia

una nebbia sottile con condensa vicino al suolo

🇵🇹Portuguese

névoa

uma névoa fina com condensação perto do solo

🇷🇺Russian

туман

тонкий туман с конденсатом у земли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुहासा

ज़मीन के निकट संघनन के साथ हल्का कोहरा

🇧🇩Bengali

কুয়াশা

মাটির কাছে ঘনীভূত একটি পাতলা কুয়াশা

🇮🇳Tamil

மூடுபனி

தரையில் அருகே ஒடுக்கம் கொண்ட ஒரு மெல்லிய மூடுபனி

🇮🇳Telugu

పొగమంచు

నేల దగ్గర సంక్షేపణంతో ఒక సన్నని పొగమంచు

🇮🇳Marathi

धुके

जमिनीजवळ संक्षेपण असलेले पातळ धुके

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાકળ

જમીનની નજીક ઘનીકરણ સાથેનું પાતળું ધુમ્મસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಜು

ನೆಲದ ಬಳಿ ಘನೀಕರಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ ತೆಳುವಾದ ಮಂಜು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്

നിലത്തിനടുത്തായി ഘനീഭവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നേർത്ത മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਸੰਘਣਾਪਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਪਤਲੀ ਧੁੰਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھند

زمین کے قریب گاڑھا پن کے ساتھ ایک پتلی دھند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

薄雾

靠近地面凝结的薄雾

🇯🇵Japanese

ミスト

地面近くで結露を伴う薄い霧

🇰🇷Korean

안개

지면 근처에 결로 현상이 있는 얇은 안개

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sương mù

một lớp sương mù mỏng có sự ngưng tụ gần mặt đất

🇹🇭Thai

หมอก

มีหมอกบางๆ ควบแน่นใกล้พื้นดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kabut

kabut tipis dengan kondensasi di dekat tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

ambon

isang manipis na fog na may condensation malapit sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

kabus

kabus nipis dengan pemeluwapan berhampiran tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شَبُّورَة

ضباب رقيق متكثف بالقرب من الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

مه

یک مه رقیق با تراکم در نزدیکی زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

sis

yere yakın yoğunlaşma ile ince bir sis

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲרָפֶל

ערפל דק עם עיבוי ליד הקרקע

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The primary meaning of 'mist' is 'a thin fog with condensation near the ground'.

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