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miasm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'miasm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Miasm [ n.]
- Miasma.

Meaning of 'miasm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . miasm [ n]
Meaning (1):
- unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
Example in sentence:
  • a miasma of cigar smoke;
  • the miasma of the marshes
Meaning (2):
- an unwholesome atmosphere
Example in sentence:
  • the novel spun a miasma of death and decay

Nearby Words:

miamis miargyrite mias miascite miasma miasmal miasmata miasmatic miasmatical miasmatist

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