BRUMOUS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

brumous

adjective

Definition of brumous

as in hazy

filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension the village was slumbering peacefully beneath the brumous morning sky

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Adjective

DPs Fabian Gamper and Tudor Vladimir Panduru’s grainy lensing poetically captures these intimate faultlines and era-specific textures, staying close to Rita’s face and increasingly hazy eyes.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Its poster is a still life every Jeddah resident knows, a rooftop of water tanks and air conditioners against a hazy sky.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hazy

Adjective

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

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Budget Director Ray Baker said Miami-Dade should have about $500 million in its rainy-day fund, but the county has less than $90 million available to tap after a calamity like a hurricane.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.

— Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of rainy

Adjective

But the situation remains murky and operations are cumbersome, with rescuers digging by hand.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
And yet the nugget of knowledge from his vast experience of traversing 120 yards (110 metres) via two 60-yard lengths in a trench – dug 4ft deep and 3ft wide in a Welsh field – filled with murky, mucky river water is not a tip about technique.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of murky

Adjective

Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
Symptoms include eye pain, a sensation of something being stuck in the eye, watering, light sensitivity, redness, irritation and blurred or clouded vision.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

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