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mist en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
    • It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
  2. (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
    • There was an oily mist on the lens.
  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.
    • His passion cast a mist before his sense. 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
    • Alas, I do not have the strength to continue writing. Already, mist veils my eyes. 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Hooktail Castle:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mists Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

mist-belt · devil-in-a-mist · mistfrog · magic mist · mists of time · enmist · mistbow · mistfall · misle · mist-pond · fairy mist · red mist · mistlike · mist frog · love-in-a-mist · mist up · mistless · ground-mist · love in a mist · misteous · Australian Mist · mistfly · misty · mist belt · ecto-mist · mistflower · groundmist · mist coat · overmist · mist net · mist cap · mistful · ground mist · black mist

Hyponyms

camanchaca · Scotch mist

Synonyms

brume

Translations (136)

ny nkhúngu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · gl mera (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sa नभस् (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nv áhí (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · uk серпанок (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ain メニ (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi häkärä (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · vo fog (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ms kabus (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · izh höyry (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · lt rūkas (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fo tám (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ms halimun (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · grc ὀμίχλη (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fa مه تنک (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ain ペヘ (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ro negură (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ml മഞ്ഞ് (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · izh utu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · pt bruma (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ltg mygla (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ill lekep (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · el αντάρα (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · az duman (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · izh tomakka (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · su pepedut (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nb tåke (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nl mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · dsb mła (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ba томан (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sk hmla (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · da tåge (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · rap 'ehu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ccc puuya (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ru ды́мка (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi terhen (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ckb مژ (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · izh peeru (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · de Dunst (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · la nebula (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · mel abuih (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · it foschia (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi auer (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · eo nebulo (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ru тума́н (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · tl ulop (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nn skodde (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi utu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi usva (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nn tåke (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · hnn alinyabo (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · es neblina (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · eo brumo (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · cy niwlen (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · he ערפל (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · izh sumu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · cmn 薄霧 /薄雾 (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fr buée (a layer of fine droplets or particles) · pt brêtema (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · grc ἀήρ (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · id kabus (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · jv pedhut (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · gl brétema (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fr brume (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ar سَدِيم (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · id pedut (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nl nevel (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nrf bliâsîn (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · he אד (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · mk ма́гла (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · zu inkungu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nb dis (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fr brouillard (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ru мгла (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · id halimun (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nn dis (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · la cālīgō (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · pt névoa (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ja 霧 (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ja 霞み (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · rif tagut (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ca boira (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · hi कोहरा (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · stq Dook (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi huuru (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · rif tayyut (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · cy niwl (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ckb تەم (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nb skodde (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · cy tarth (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fi sumu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · lt migla (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · pl mgła (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fo mjørkatám (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ks وُنَل (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nl damp (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · lv dūmaka (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · hu köd (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · et vine (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sv dis (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · gl néboa (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nv tózhool (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · unm eholèk (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · et udu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sne obus (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nci apoctli (nah) (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · izh häkä (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · alt туман (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sv dimma (a layer of fine droplets or particles) · nci ayahuitl (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · cy nudden (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nl waas (a layer of fine droplets or particles) · it bruma (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sq mjegull (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · az çən (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ltg dyumuoklis (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · uk туман (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · hi धुंध (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · es bruma (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · bg мъгла (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ja 靄 (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · cs mlha (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ro ceață (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · lv migla (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · fa میغ (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · grc ἀχλύς (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · he אדים (a layer of fine droplets or particles) · pjt aṟuma (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · is mistur (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ttj ekiho class 7 (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · ko 안개 (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · pt neblina (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · mi tuarehu (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · kmr mij (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · sh sumaglica (water or other liquid finely suspended in air) · nb tåke (a layer of fine droplets or particles)

mist en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To form mist.
    • It's misting this morning.
  2. (transitive) To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
    • I mist my tropical plants every morning.
  3. (intransitive) To rain in very fine droplets.
    • ... it's misting outside. When it mists outside it's half fog and half rain. 1996, Don McCabe, Word Families in Sentence Context, AVKO Foundation, →ISBN, page 235:
    • ... rain misting outside from thick clouds. 2023 November 20, Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup for the Soul Series: The Power of Positive: 101 Inspirational Stories about Changing Your Life through Positive Thinking, Jaico Publishing House, →ISBN, page 25:
    • On this particular early morning , with a bitter cold rain misting down, Seminov was reaching the end of his endurance. 2013 April 2, Don Pendleton, Nuclear Intent, Gold Eagle, →ISBN, page 238:
  4. (transitive) To cover with a mist.
    • The lens was misted.
    • her breath will mist or staine the stone c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
  5. (of the eyes, transitive) To be covered by tears.
    • My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.
  6. (of ink) To disperse into a mist, accompanying operation of equipment at high speeds.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mists Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misted Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

mister · demist · demister · mist over · bemist · unmist

Translations (19)

pl zaparować (to cover with a mist) · bg просълзявам се (to be covered by tears) · fi kostua (to be covered by tears) · ja 霞む (to form mist) · fr brumer (to form mist) · fi mennä huuruun (to cover with a mist) · pl pokryć rosą (to cover with a mist) · pl zamglić się (to form mist) · bg замъглявам (to form mist) · fi sumuttaa (to spray fine droplets on) · mi tāwaikohu (to cover with a mist) · pl zajść łzami (to be covered by tears) · fr faire de la brume (to form mist) · fi huuruuntua (to cover with a mist) · ru орошать (to spray fine droplets on) · cy niwlio (to form mist) · pt enevoar (to form mist) · pl zraszać (to spray fine droplets on) · pl zrosić (to spray fine droplets on)

mist en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, obsolete, past) past of miss
    form of miss
    • you shall be mist at Court 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]: