caligine

Definitions of caligine
  1. noun
    confusion characterized by lack of clarity
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    type of:
    confusione, disorientamento, intontimento, sfasamento
    a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
  2. noun
    droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
    synonyms: nebbia
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    bruma
    a thin fog with condensation near the ground
    type of:
    aerosol
    a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
  3. noun
    air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  4. noun
    an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
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    atmosfera
    the weather or climate at some place
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