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fogdom

fogdom noun: a state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity.

Noun

fogdom (uncountable)

  1. A state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity.
    • He expands, and becomes more and more transparent, till the inflation is so great as to end in the usual results of the law of expansion; or he passes off out of sight into infinite fogdom; and, like the comet that became entangled among the moons of Jupiter, never regains his orbit again, which...1849, Thomas Baldwin Thayer, Christianity Against Infidelity, Or, The Truth of the Gospel History, page 7
    • For the busy traffic's roar, and the fogdom dun and brown
      Of thy streets, O London Town!1890, Emily H. Hickey, "A Lay of London Town", in Charles James Longman, Longman's Magazine, Volume 15, page 488

Origin of fogdom

From fog + -dom.

Questions about fogdom

What does fogdom mean?
Fogdom means a state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity.
What part of speech is fogdom?
Fogdom is a noun.

Words near fogdom in the dictionary

  1. fogbound
  2. fogbow
  3. fogbows
  4. fogdog
  5. fogdogs
  6. fogdom
  7. Fogel
  8. Fogelman
  9. Fogelmans
  10. Fogels
  11. Fogerty

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