frost mist
- noun
- UK
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neblina helada
- Travelers could barely see through the frost mist that hung over the frozen lake.
Examples
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I love walking through the frost mist at sunrise.
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The frost mist covered the fields early in the morning.
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After a clear night, a delicate frost mist formed along the quiet country road.
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In the early morning, a frost mist enveloped the fields, giving them a mysterious look.
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In the early morning, a frost mist enveloped the fields, giving them a mysterious look.
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After a clear night, a delicate frost mist formed along the quiet country road.
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Travelers could barely see through the frost mist that hung over the frozen lake.
Synonyms
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7.3
A thick mist of tiny ice crystals that makes it hard to see in very cold weather
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9.9
A thick icy fog that forms in very cold valleys and coats trees and fences
A thin cloud of tiny ice crystals in the air that reduces visibility
Very small ice crystals near the ground that sparkle in cold clear weather
How Dense
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a thin fog composed of ice crystals' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'frost' (ice crystals) with 'mist' (light fog). This noun+noun compound follows regular descriptive patterns found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The noun frost mist comes from a simple picture: frost, meaning 'ice', and mist, meaning 'thin fog'. You can imagine a soft, low cloud of tiny ice crystals over the ground, so the term means 'a thin fog of ice crystals'.