What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Mist vs Breeze - What's the difference?

mist | breeze |

As verbs the difference between mist and breeze

is that mist is (to mock a work by inserting annotations) while breeze is to buzz or breeze can be to move casually, in a carefree manner.

As a noun breeze is

a gadfly; a horsefly or breeze can be a light, gentle wind.

mist

English

(wikipedia mist)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
    • It was difficult to see through the morning mist .
  • (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
    • There was an oily mist on the lens .
  • (figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
  • * Dryden
    • His passion cast a mist before his sense.

    Derived terms

    * misty * mists of time * red mist

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form mist.
    • It's misting this morning.
  • To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
    • I mist my tropical plants every morning.
  • To cover with a mist.
    • The lens was misted .
    (Shakespeare)
  • (of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
    • My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

    Derived terms

    * mist over

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    breeze

    English

    (wikipedia breeze)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) brese, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (breezes)
  • A gadfly; a horsefly.
  • A strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.

    • Verb

  • To buzz.

    • Etymology 2

    1555, nautical term .

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A light, gentle wind.
  • :
  • *(William Wordsworth) (1770-1850)
  • *:Into a gradual calm the breezes sink.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
  • :
  • (lb) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
  • Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. .
  • An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
  • :
    • Synonyms
    * See also * cakewalk, cinch, doddle, piece of cake, walk in the park, walkover; see also
    Coordinate terms
    * (gentle wind) gale, hurricane, storm
    See also
    * breeze block *

    Verb

    (breez)
  • To move casually, in a carefree manner.
  • (weather) To blow gently.
  • * '>citation
  • To take a horse under a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.

    • Anagrams

    *