Brumous is an adjective that means ‘foggy and wintry.’

The Latin word bruma (BROOM uh) refers to ‘winter.’ Our word of the day was imported into English in the Mid 19th century.

An example of its use in a sentence: The brumous atmosphere on the campsite added to the sense of mystique. All that fog and crisp air made me feel I had stumbled into something scary and intriguing.