fog
noun · verb · adjective
Simple meaning
Droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fahgIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɑɡ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
uncountable
A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity
uncountable
A mist or film clouding a surface.
A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
figurative
A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
verb
intransitive
To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.
intransitive
To become obscured in condensation or water.
transitive
To obscure in condensation or water.
transitive
To make confusing or obscure.
transitive
To pasture cattle on the fog (of), or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from (a field).
transitive
To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
adjective
Initialism of fraudulently-obtained genuine, a type of illicit passport.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
Used this way, fog is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The heavy fog made it difficult to see the road ahead.”
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