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 suppressed2: a dense cloud (as of fog or dust)3: a confused multitude of things : welter

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