mist

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. fog, haze, vapor, drizzle. See cloudiness, moisture.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. drizzle, spray, haze, fog, smog, vapor, cloud, film, gauze, fine rain, mizzle*; see also fog 1 , haze .

Syn.- mist applies to a visible atmospheric vapor of rather fine density that blurs the vision; haze suggests a thin dispersion of smoke, dust, moisture, etc. that makes objects indistinct; fog suggests a greater density of moisture particles than mist , sometimes suggesting a thickness impenetrable by the vision; smog is applied to a low-lying, perceptible layer of polluted air or to a mixture of fog and smoke sometimes appearing in industrial centers: the first three terms are also used figuratively [ lost in the mists of the past, a troublesome haze of confusion, in a fog of doubt ] v.

Syn. shower, drizzle, fog; see mizzle , rain .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

vapor, fog, drizzle, fine rain, cloud, steam, spray, brume, moisture, haze, smog. see cloud, fog, rain

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A thick, heavy atmospheric condition offering reduced visibility because of the presence of suspended particles: brume, fog, haze, murk, smaze. See CLEAR. II verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow. See CLEAR.