Mist vs. Perfume — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mist and Perfume
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Mist
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion.
Perfume
Perfume (UK: , US: ; French: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. The 1939 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time perfumes have substantially contributed to the development of organic chemistry as regards methods, systematic classification, and theory."Ancient texts and archaeological excavations show the use of perfumes in some of the earliest human civilizations.
Mist
A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km)
The peaks were shrouded in mist
A mist rose out of the river
Perfume
A fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one's body
Musk-based perfumes
I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume
Mist
Cover or become covered with mist
The windows of the car were misted up with condensation
The glass was beginning to mist up
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Perfume
Give a pleasant smell to
Just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room
Mist
A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.
Perfume
A substance that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor, especially a volatile liquid distilled from flowers or prepared synthetically.
Mist
Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.
Perfume
A pleasing, agreeable scent or odor.
Mist
Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.
Perfume
To fill or permeate with fragrance; impart a pleasant odor to.
Mist
A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.
Perfume
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
Mist
Something that dims or conceals.
Perfume
(cosmetics) A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
Mist
A haze before the eyes that blurs the vision.
Perfume
(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
Mist
Something that produces or gives the impression of dimness or obscurity
The mists of the past.
Perfume
To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies.
Mist
A drink consisting of a liquor served over cracked ice.
Perfume
The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field.
Mist
To be or become obscured or blurred by or as if by mist.
Perfume
A substance that emits an agreeable odor.
And thou shalt make it a perfume.
Mist
To rain in a fine shower.
Perfume
A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
Mist
To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.
Perfume
A distinctive odor that is pleasant
Mist
To moisturize (plants or dry air, for example) with a fine spray of water.
Perfume
Fill or impregnate with an odor;
Orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden
Mist
Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. fog, haze.}}
It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
Perfume
Apply perfume to;
She perfumes herself every day
Mist
(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
There was an oily mist on the lens.
Mist
(figurative) Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.
Mist
To form mist.
It's misting this morning.
Mist
To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
I mist my tropical plants every morning.
Mist
To cover with a mist.
The lens was misted.
Mist
(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.
Mist
To disperse into a mist, accompanying operation of equipment at high speeds.
Mist
Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
Mist
Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
Mist
Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
His passion cast a mist before his sense.
Mist
To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.
Mist
To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
Mist
A thin fog with condensation near the ground
Mist
Become covered with mist;
The windshield misted over
Mist
Make less visible or unclear;
The stars are obscured by the clouds
Mist
Spray finely or cover with mist
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