a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface limiting visibility, but to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1.5 miles (1 km):

霧, もや, かすみ〘hazeより濃く, fogより薄い〙 (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う)

e.g. the peaks were shrouded in mist

e.g. in singular : a mist rose out of the river.

in singular a condensed vapor settling in fine droplets on a surface:

〖a (...) ～〗 霧［もや］のようなもの

e.g. a breeze cooled the mist of perspiration that had dampened her temples.

in singular a haze or film over the eyes, especially caused by tears, and resulting in blurred vision:

(涙による)目のかすみ; (水蒸気によるガラスなどの)曇り

e.g. Ruth saw most of the scene through a mist of tears.

used in reference to something that blurs one's perceptions or memory:

〖しばしばthe ～s〗 (判断･記憶などを)曇らすもの, 霧; (霧に包まれたような)過去

e.g. Sardinia's origins are lost in the mists of time.

cover or become covered with mist:

(湿らせておくために)〈植物など〉に霧［水滴］をかける

e.g. with object : the windows were misted up with condensation

e.g. no object : the glass was beginning to mist up.

no object (of a person's eyes) become covered with a film of tears causing blurred vision:

〈目が〉 【涙で】曇る(up, over) «with»

e.g. her eyes misted at this heroic image.

with object spray (something, especially a plant) with a fine cloud of water droplets:

e.g. don't mist furry-leaved plants such as African violets.

Old English, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek omikhlē ‘mist, fog’.