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mist

/ˈmɪst/MIST
/ˈmɪst/MIST

Meaningdimness, gloom

Common meaning: fine water vapour

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√MIGH‘sprinkle, wet’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 273, p. 740 · scan
  2. Old Englishmist‘gloom, darkness’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishmistsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsgloom, darkness → fine water vapourmist‘fine water vapour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English mist ‘dimness, gloom’.

Roots

  • mist Old English “dimness, gloom”

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