Definitions for miasma
maɪˈæz mə, mi-; -mə təmi·as·ma

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miasma, miasmnoun

   an unwholesome atmosphere

   "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"

2. miasma, miasmnoun

   unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

   "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miasmanoun

   A noxious atmosphere or influence.

2. miasmanoun

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

3. Etymology: First attested in 1665. From μίασμα (miasma) "stain, pollution".

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1. miasma

   Miasma is a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor, often associated with an unfavorable or toxic environment. Historically, it was used to refer to a theory that diseases were caused by "bad air" emanating from rotting organic matter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Miasmanoun

   infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. defilement, fr. to pollute.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miasma

   mī-az′ma, n. unwholesome exhalations arising from putrescent matter—also Mī′asm:—pl. Mī′asms, Mias′mata.—adjs. Mias′mal, Miasmat′ic, Mias′matous, pertaining to, or containing, miasma.—ns. Mias′matist; Miasmol′ogy.—adj. Mias′mous. [Gr. miasma—miainein, to stain.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miasma

   An impure effluvium in the air--proceeding from marshes or moist ground acted upon by solar heat--by which malaria fevers, particularly intermittents, are produced.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of miasma in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of miasma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of miasma in a Sentence

1. George Steiner:

   To many men... the miasma of peace seems more suffocating than the bracing air of war.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=miasma
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Miasma
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miasma
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=miasma
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=miasma