fumosite
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fumositee, ffumosyte, fumosyte
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French fumosité, from Latin fūmōsitās (which some forms are directly from); equivalent to fumous + -ite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiu̯mɔːsiˈteː/
Noun
fumosite (plural fumositees) (Late Middle English)
- Fumes; gaseous exhalements or vapourous releases.
- (physiology) Bodily fumes that purportedly cause an ailment or mood.
- (rare) The tendency (of a beverage etc.) to produce these purported fumes.
- (rare) Vapours bearing a stench.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Descendants
- English: fumosity (obsolete)
References
- “fūmōsitẹ̄ (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-03.