mist
noun
[ mɪst ]
• a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km).
• "the peaks were shrouded in mist"
Similar:
haze,
fog,
smog,
murk,
cloud,
cloudiness,
mistiness,
Scotch mist,
haar,
vapour,
drizzle,
spray,
steam,
condensation,
film,
(sea) fret,
clag,
brume,
fume,
mist
verb
• cover or become covered with mist.
• "the windows of the car were misted up with condensation"
Similar:
steam up,
become misty,
fog over/up,
haze over,
film over,
cloud over,
become cloudy,
become blurred,
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek omikhlē ‘mist, fog’.