'Miasma' definitions:
Definition of 'miasma'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Miasma'
From: GCIDE
- Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. Miasmata. [NL., fr. Gr. ? defilement, fr. ? to pollute.] Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'miasma'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterdamp,
- bad breath,
- bad smell,
- blackdamp,
- BO,
- body odor,
- breath,
- chokedamp,
- cloud,
- coal gas,
- damp,
- effluvium,
- exhalation,
- exhaust,
- exhaust gas,
- fetid air,
- fetidity,
- fetidness,
- fetor,
- firedamp,
- flatus,
- fluid,
- foul breath,
- foul odor,
- frowst,
- fume,
- graveolence,
- halitosis,
- malaria,
- malodor,
- mephitis,
- nidor,
- noxious stench,
- offensive odor,
- puff of smoke,
- reek,
- reeking,
- rotten smell,
- smoke,
- smudge,
- steam,
- stench,
- stench of decay,
- stink,
- vapor,
- volatile,
- water vapor