brume

brume

 (bro͞om)

n.

Fog or mist.

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[French, from Old French, perhaps from Provençal, from Latin brūma, winter; see brumal.]

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bru′mous (bro͞o′məs) adj.

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brume

(bruːm)

n

poetic heavy mist or fog

[C19: from French: mist, winter, from Latin brūma, contracted from brevissima diēs the shortest day]

ˈbrumous adj

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brume

(brum)

n.

mist; fog.

[1800–10; < French: fog < Occitan bruma < Latin brūma winter, orig. winter solstice]

bru′mous, adj.

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brume

, brumous - Brume is a poetic term meaning "mist, fog, or vapor"; brumous means "foggy."

See also related terms for vapor.

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brume

noun

A thick, heavy atmospheric condition offering reduced visibility because of the presence of suspended particles:

fog, haze, mist, murk, smaze.

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