Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miasma

/mɪˈæzmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: mi-as-ma
IPA: /mɪˈæzmə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.

noun

A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.

Example Sentences

"There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air."
"In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it."
"It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born."

Etymology

First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μίασμα

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪˈæzmə/

Inflected Forms

miasmas (plural) miasmata (plural)

Derived Forms

miasm miasmal miasmalike miasmatism miasmic miasmology miasmous

Frequently Paired Words

miasmatic malaria

Synonyms

miasm

Homonyms

my asthma

Rhymes With

plasma asthma melasma chasma phantasma chiasma chloasma

Questions

How do you pronounce miasma?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈæzmə/.
What does miasma mean?: A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
Where does miasma come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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