MIASMA (miasmata)
Dictionary entry overview: What does miasma mean? • MIASMA (noun)
The noun MIASMA has 2 senses:
1. an unwholesome atmosphere
2. unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
Familiarity information: MIASMA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MIASMA (noun)
Meaning:
An unwholesome atmosphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
miasm; miasma
Context example:
the novel spun a miasma of death and decay
Hypernyms ("miasma" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Meaning:
Unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
miasm; miasma
Context examples:
the miasma of the marshes / a miasma of cigar smoke
Hypernyms ("miasma" is a kind of...):
air pollution (pollution of the atmosphere)
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