hazy
Thick or obscured with hazeThick or obscured with haze.
» I'm hazy on that.
Meaning
4 sensesThick or obscured with haze.
a hazy view of the polluted city street
dunstig, diesig
Not clear or transparent.
trüb
Obscure; confused; not clear.
a hazy argument
a hazy intellect
getrübt
тума́ннийtumánnyj
Faded.
- filled or abounding with fog or mist
- indistinct or hazy in outline
Examples
13 sentencesI'm hazy on that.
Our plans right now are hazy.
deUnsere Pläne sind aktuell schwammig. — Yorwba
The memories I have are just hazy.
deIch habe nur verschwommene Erinnerungen. — Yorwba
The sky is a hazy shade of winter.
A hazy cloud called a coma surrounds the comet's nucleus.
deEine Nebelwolke, Koma genannt, umgibt den Kometenkern. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From earlier hawsey (1625), a nautical term of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle EnglFrom earlier hawsey (1625), a nautical term of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *hasi, *haswy, from Old English haswiġ (“grey; ashen; dusky”), from Old English hasu (“dusky; grey; ashen”), from Proto-Germanic *haswaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.
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Forms
hazier, haziestSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form