brume

noun

ˈbrüm How to pronounce brume (audio)
Synonyms of brumenext
: mist, fog
brumous
ˈbrü-məs How to pronounce brume (audio)
adjective

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Examples of brume in a Sentence

cloaked in the early-morning brume, the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon
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Longtime collaborator Erik Blood foregrounds Butler’s dry drum machines in the mix, letting every other element shuffle around them, snaking toward the spotlight for a brief moment and retreating back into the brume. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma, from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short — more at brief

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brume was in 1694

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“Brume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brume. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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