hazy
/'heizi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Indistinct or unclear in appearance: Hazy describes something that is not clearly visible, often due to atmospheric conditions like mist, fog, or heat, making outlines soft, blurred, or vague.
- Confused, uncertain, or lacking clarity: Hazy can describe thoughts, memories, or ideas that are not clear, definite, or well-remembered.
Usage
- Use "hazy" to describe weather or visibility conditions where the air is not clear.
- Use "hazy" to describe mental states where details are unclear or memories are vague.
- It is often used with nouns like "day," "memory," "idea," "view," or "outline."
Examples
- Describing weather or visibility:
- The mountains were just hazy shapes in the distance.
- We woke up to a hazy morning filled with fog.
- Describing thoughts or memories:
- My recollection of that event is quite hazy.
- He had only a hazy idea of how the machine worked.
Advanced Usage
- "Hazy about": Uncertain or unclear about specific details.
- I'm still a bit hazy about the exact instructions.
- "Hazy with": Describing an atmosphere filled with a substance causing blurriness.
- The room was hazy with cigarette smoke.
Variants and Related Words
- Haze (noun): A slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.
- A heat haze shimmered above the road.
- Hazily (adverb): In an indistinct or vague manner.
- He remembered the day only hazily.
- Haziness (noun): The quality or state of being hazy.
- The haziness of the photograph made it hard to identify anyone.
Synonyms
- Blurry: Lacking sharpness; indistinct.
- Foggy: Filled with or resembling fog; mentally unclear.
- Misty: Full of or covered with mist; dim.
- Vague: Of uncertain or indefinite character; not clear in thought or expression.
- Indistinct: Not clear or sharply defined.
Antonyms
- Clear: Easy to perceive, understand, or see through.
- Distinct: Recognizably different; clearly perceptible.
- Sharp: Having a clear outline or detail.
Idioms and Phrases
- Hazy memory: A memory that is not clear or distinct.
- I have only a hazy memory of my first day at school.
- Hazy days: Days, often in summer, characterized by reduced visibility due to heat and humidity.
- We spent the hazy days of August by the lake.
Adjective
- indistinct or hazy in outline
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
- filled or abounding with fog or mist
- a brumous October morning