Main Entry: ¹smoth·er

Pronunciation: \ˈsmə-thər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate

Date: 13th century

1 a : thick stifling smoke or smudge b : a state of being stifled or suppressed
2 : a dense cloud (as of fog or dust)
3 : a confused multitude of things : welter

— smoth·ery \ˈsmə-thə-rē, ˈsməth-rē\ adjective