Mildew Synonyms

mĭldo͝o, -dyo͝o
Decomposition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. smut
  2. fungus
  3. rust
  4. frowstiness
  5. funkiness
  6. malodorousness
  7. moldiness
  8. odorousness
  9. smelliness
Become moldy; spoil due to humidity
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. mold
  2. spoil
  3. must
The process of becoming mildewed
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mold
  2. mould
  3. blight
  4. fungus
  5. must
  6. mustiness

Words Related to Mildew

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. decay
  2. botrytis
  3. powdery
  4. sclerotinia
  5. septoria
  6. fungal
  7. mildews
  8. fusarium
  9. aphid
  10. anthracnose
  11. whitefly
  12. canker
  13. rhynchosporium
  14. puccinia

Mildew Sentence Examples

  • A strong growth of the fungus gives the appearance of mildew on the wood, and produces an unpleasant musty smell.

  • Oidium or mildew is only second in importance to the phylloxera.

  • The same precautions must be used against mildew and insects as given in January.

  • The Spanish vines have suffered, like those of France, from mildew and phylloxera.

  • Shakespeares reference in King Lear (Act iii., Sc. iv.) may be quoted as evincing acquaintance with mildew in the 17th century, as also the interesting Rouen law of Loverdo (1660).

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