miasma, miasm
(noun) unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; “the miasma of the marshes”; “a miasma of cigar smoke”
miasma, miasm
(noun) an unwholesome atmosphere; “the novel spun a miasma of death and decay”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miasm (plural miasms)
An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
(homeopathy) A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.
• IAMMS, Mimas, Sammi, imams, maims
Source: Wiktionary
Mi"asm, n. Etym: [Cf. F. miasme.]
Definition: Miasma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
