Mist vs. Vapor
Difference Between Mist and Vapor
Mistnoun
(uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
It was difficult to see through the morning mist.Vapornoun
Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
Mistnoun
(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
There was an oily mist on the lens.Vapornoun
The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
Mistnoun
(figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
Vaporverb
(intransitive) To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
Mistverb
To form mist.
It's misting this morning.Vaporverb
(transitive) To turn into vapor.
Mistverb
To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
I mist my tropical plants every morning.Vaporverb
(intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
Mistverb
To cover with a mist.
The lens was misted.Vapornoun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
Mistverb
(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.Vapornoun
the process of becoming a vapor
Mistnoun
a thin fog with condensation near the ground
Mistverb
become covered with mist;
The windshield misted overMistverb
make less visible or unclear;
The stars are obscured by the cloudsMistverb
spray finely or cover with mist
