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brumous

adj
/ˈbɹuːməs/UK/ˈbɹuməs/US

Etymology

From brume + -ous, probably modelled after French brumeux (“foggy, hazy, misty”), from Late Latin brūmōsus (“wintry”), from Latin brūma (“winter solstice; winter; winter cold”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Brūma is derived from brevima, brevissima (“shortest”), the superlative of brevis (“brief; short”) (the winter solstice being the shortest day of the year), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“brief, short”).

  1. derived from *mréǵʰus✻ — “brief, short”
  2. derived from brūma — “winter solstice; winter; winter cold”
  3. derived from brūmōsus — “wintry”
  4. derived from brumeux — “foggy, hazy, misty”

Definitions

  1. Foggy or misty

    Foggy or misty; wintry.

    • The blond misses of Albion see nothing in the dull inhabitants of their brumous isle, which can compare with the ardour and vivacity of the children of the South. We bring our sunshine with us; we are Frenchmen, and accustomed to conquer.
    • The Golden Gate was hardly to be seen at all, except on very favorable days, for the thick veil of ocean mist which hung over it. The whole scene was dull, sombre, brumous, depressing.

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