Meaning

3 senses
  1. Covered in mist; foggy.

    It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!

    мгли́стыйmglístyj, тума́нныйtumánnyj

    імлистийimlystyj

    wet with mist

  2. (figuratively)Dim; vague; obscure.

    a misty memory of his childhood

  3. (figuratively)With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.

    Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I think that Misty has different feelings towards insects.

    ruДумаю, Мисти иначе относится к насекомым.

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  2. The old man got misty-eyed.

    deDer alte Mann bekam feuchte Augen.

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  3. Tuppence's large grey eyes looked misty.

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  4. The girl disappeared in the misty forest.

    deDas Mädchen verschwand im Nebelwald.

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  5. The small fox leapt gracefully over the fallen log, disappearing into the misty forest.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
with mist; foggy:
Русский
By meaning 1
with mist; foggy:

Origin

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiġ (“misty, dark”), from Pro

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiġ (“misty, dark”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistig (“misty”), equivalent to mist + -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), West Frisian mistich (“misty, foggy”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), German Low German mistig (“foggy”).

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Forms

mistier, mistiest
Comparativemistier Lesson
Superlativemistiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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