brumous

== English == === Etymology === From brume +‎ -ous, probably modelled after French brumeux (“foggy, hazy, misty”), from Late Latin brūmōsus (“wintry”), from Latin brūma (“winter solstice; winter; winter cold”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Brūma is derived from brevima, brevissima (“shortest”), the superlative of brevis (“brief; short”) (the winter solstice being the shortest day of the year), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“brief, short”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹuːməs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹuməs/, /ˈbɹə-/ Hyphenation: brum‧ous === Adjective === brumous (comparative more brumous, superlative most brumous) (literary) Foggy or misty; wintry. [from mid 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== brumously ==== Related terms ==== brume brumal brumate ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === umbrous