fogbound

1 7.2

Covered in thick fog that makes it hard to see or travel

adjective
/ˈfɔɡˌbaʊnd/

: envuelto en niebla

In the case of the decidedly non-industrial white fog, focus shifts from the visual problems of a polluted atmosphere to the palpable experience of being completely fogbound.

Examples

But Johnny was already disappearing from sight, and Malin didn't want to be left on the lonely, fogbound shore.

Fiction book (1999)
As we drove through the fogbound valley, the headlights barely pierced the thick mist surrounding us.
"Crash'n'bum!" answered the crash'n'burners from every aisle, every row, every rack, every icy, hazy, fogbound corner.

Fiction book (1999)
Still half-living there, the latest messenger from a fogbound world, an undecoded message brought by a stern-faced old man who refuses to converse with mortals.

Fiction book (1993)
The fishing boat struggled to navigate through the fogbound waters, where visibility was almost zero.
They found themselves stranded in a fogbound landscape, unable to see the road ahead.

Synonyms

foggy

vsfogbound

15 1.0

Air with small drops of water that make it hard to see

is more intense, preventing movement and reducing visibility

Antonyms

visible

398 1.0

Easy to see or notice

unobstructed

9 4.6

Not blocked so you can see or move through

How Foggy

fogbound

1 7.2

foggy

15 1.0

misty

35 1.4

Surface Forms

fogbound positive

Morphology

fogbound = fog + bound (transparent) = fog + bound

Formed from 'fog' + '-bound' where '-bound' means 'confined or affected by', a directly derivable meaning similar to 'snowbound'.

Etymology

Fogbound is made of fog and bound, where bound means 'held' or 'stopped', much like in snowbound. So if a place or vehicle is fogbound, it is 'held' by thick fog and people cannot move or see well.