Definition of BRUMOUS

brumous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • filled or abounding with fog or mist
    • "a brumous October morning"

Adj

  • Foggy or misty; wintry.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

foggy, hazy, misty

Scrabble Score: 11

brumous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
brumous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brumous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

brumous is a valid Words With Friends word