groundmist
groundmist noun: a low-lying fog.
Noun
groundmist (countable and uncountable, plural groundmists)
- A low-lying fog.
- Coleman was the last of the aristocratic governors; not truly aristocratic, of course, but such as is so designated in Mississippi, where the landed gentry claims a bloodline that disappears kindly into the groundmists four or five generations ago, an aristocracy of certitude that nothing will ever...1968, Robert Sherrill, Gothic Politics in the Deep South: Stars of the New Confederacy
- The old wrought-iron lamps on Bennett's Walk cast weak electric beams through the groundmist, making me think of London and Tyne Street and Jack the Ripper.1999, Stephen King, Hearts In Atlantis, page 471
- Synonyms:
- ground fog
Examples of groundmist in a sentence
- A low fog rolled across the frozen water, faint ripples thickening into groundmist at the tree line.2006, Craig Davidson, Rust and Bone:
- Groundmist was waist-high and looked as thick as candlegrease.2011, Phil Rickman, Candlenight:
Synonyms of groundmist
Forms of groundmist
| plural | groundmists |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ground-mist |
| alternative form | ground mist |
Origin of groundmist
From ground + mist.
Questions about groundmist
- What does groundmist mean?
- Groundmist means a low-lying fog.
- How do you use groundmist in a sentence?
- A low fog rolled across the frozen water, faint ripples thickening into groundmist at the tree line.
- What part of speech is groundmist?
- Groundmist is a noun.
- What is the plural of groundmist?
- The plural of groundmist is groundmists.
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