On a misty day, there is a lot of mist in the air.
It's a bit misty this morning.
The air was cold and misty.
Synonyms: foggy, unclear, murky, fuzzy More Synonyms of misty
misty in British English
(ˈmɪstɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: mistier or mistiest
1.
consisting of or resembling mist
2.
obscured by or as if by mist
3.
indistinct; blurred
the misty past
Derived forms
mistily (ˈmistily)
adverb
mistiness (ˈmistiness)
noun
misty in American English
(ˈmɪsti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈmistier or ˈmistiest
1.
of, or having the nature of, mist
2.
characterized by or covered with mist
3.
a.
blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct
b.
obscure or vague
Derived forms
mistily (ˈmistily)
adverb
mistiness (ˈmistiness)
noun
Word origin
ME misti < OE mistig
Examples of 'misty' in a sentence
misty
Wooden shutters pull back to open the entire front wall to misty mountains.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The following morning was misty and very wet.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
She was a cruel person but history will of course revise her all misty eyed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How her blue eyes went misty in a certain way.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
He is lost again in a misty, impenetrable mountain pass.
Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002)
Summer sunshine on wet roads and misty early morning sun in winter are often cited particularly by car drivers and should be avoided.
Whiteside, Dr Mike Banish Headaches -how to obtain fast, drug-free relief from headache (1990)
Still, it was a beautiful misty morning.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You can't get too misty eyed about the old days and how it used to be.
The Sun (2012)
But their fortunes changed with the weather, as a misty morning gave way to a sunny afternoon and the pair set to work.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With misty eyes I recalled how he had given me some of his tools.
Christianity Today (2000)
Perhaps, we shouldn't be too misty eyed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We can expect dryer but very windy weather before high pressure takes control and there may be a return to calmer, misty and possibly cold autumnal conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The downpours and chilly north winds of August have given way to calmer early autumn conditions of sunny days with misty, cold nights and ground frost.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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misty
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In other languages
misty
British English: misty /ˈmɪstɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If it is misty, there is a lot of mist in the air.
It's a little misty this morning.
American English: misty
Arabic: ضَبَابِيٌّ
Brazilian Portuguese: nebuloso
Chinese: 有薄雾的
Croatian: maglovit
Czech: mlhavý
Danish: tåget
Dutch: mistig
European Spanish: neblinoso
Finnish: utuinen
French: brumeux
German: dunstig
Greek: καταχνιασμένος
Italian: nebbioso
Japanese: もやの立ち込めた
Korean: 안개가 자욱한
Norwegian: tåket
Polish: mglisty
European Portuguese: nebuloso
Romanian: cețos
Russian: туманный
Latin American Spanish: neblinoso
Swedish: dimmig
Thai: ที่ปกคลุมด้วยหมอก
Turkish: sisli
Ukrainian: туманний
Vietnamese: đầy sương mù
Chinese translation of 'misty'
misty
(ˈmɪstɪ)
adj
[day, weather]有雾(霧)的 (yǒuwù de)
it's misty有雾(霧) (yǒuwù)
(adjective)
The air was cold and misty.
Synonyms
foggy
Conditions were damp and foggy this morning.
unclear
murky
Their plane crashed in murky weather.
fuzzy
a couple of fuzzy pictures
obscure
The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist.
blurred
blurred black and white photographs
vague
He could just make out a vague shape in the distance.
dim
His torch picked out the dim figures.
opaque
The bathroom has an opaque glass window.
cloudy
The legal position on this issue is very cloudy.
hazy
The air was filled with hazy sunshine and frost.
overcast
It was a cold, wintry, overcast afternoon.
bleary
Mona smiled at her through bleary eyes.
nebulous
We glimpsed a nebulous figure through the mist.
indistinct
The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct.
Opposites
clear
,
bright
,
distinct
,
sunny
,
lucid
,
well-defined
Seefilmy
Nearby words of
misty
mistress
mistrust
mistrustful
misty
misunderstand
misunderstanding
misunderstood
Synonyms of 'misty'
misty
Explore 'misty' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dim
Definition
not clearly seen
His torch picked out the dim figures.
Synonyms
unclear,
obscured,
faint,
blurred,
fuzzy,
shadowy,
hazy,
indistinguishable,
bleary,
undefined,
out of focus,
ill-defined,
indistinct,
indiscernible
in the sense of fuzzy
Definition
unclear, blurred, or distorted
a couple of fuzzy pictures
Synonyms
indistinct,
faint,
blurred,
vague,
distorted,
unclear,
shadowy,
bleary,
unfocused,
out of focus,
ill-defined
in the sense of hazy
Definition
(of the sky or a view) unable to be seen clearly because of dust or heat
The air was filled with hazy sunshine and frost.
Synonyms
misty,
faint,
dim,
dull,
obscure,
veiled,
smoky,
cloudy,
foggy,
overcast,
blurry,
nebulous
in the sense of indistinct
Definition
unable to be seen or heard clearly
The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct.
Synonyms
unclear,
confused,
obscure,
faint,
blurred,
vague,
doubtful,
ambiguous,
fuzzy,
shadowy,
indefinite,
misty,
hazy,
unintelligible,
indistinguishable,
indeterminate,
bleary,
undefined,
out of focus,
ill-defined,
indiscernible
in the sense of murky
Definition
gloomy or dark
Their plane crashed in murky weather.
Synonyms
dark,
gloomy,
dismal,
grey,
dull,
obscure,
dim,
dreary,
cloudy,
misty,
impenetrable,
foggy,
overcast,
dusky,
nebulous,
cheerless
in the sense of nebulous
We glimpsed a nebulous figure through the mist.
Synonyms
obscure,
vague,
dim,
murky,
shadowy,
cloudy,
misty,
hazy,
amorphous,
indeterminate,
shapeless,
indistinct,
unformed
in the sense of obscure
Definition
unclear or indistinct
The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist.
Synonyms
indistinct,
vague,
blurred,
dark,
clouded,
faint,
dim,
gloomy,
veiled,
murky,
fuzzy,
shadowy,
cloudy,
misty,
hazy,
indistinguishable,
indeterminate,
dusky,
undefined,
out of focus,
ill-defined,
obfuscated,
indiscernible,
tenebrous
in the sense of opaque
Definition
not able to be seen through
The bathroom has an opaque glass window.
Synonyms
cloudy,
clouded,
dull,
dim,
muddied,
muddy,
murky,
hazy,
filmy,
turbid,
lustreless,
non-transparent
in the sense of overcast
Definition
(of the sky or weather) cloudy
It was a cold, wintry, overcast afternoon.
Synonyms
cloudy,
grey,
dull,
threatening,
dark,
clouded,
dim,
gloomy,
dismal,
murky,
dreary,
leaden,
clouded over,
sunless,
louring or lowering
in the sense of unclear
Synonyms
indistinct,
weak,
obscure,
faint,
blurred,
vague,
dim,
fuzzy,
shadowy,
muffled,
misty,
hazy,
indistinguishable,
bleary,
undefined,
out of focus,
ill-defined,
indiscernible
Additional synonyms
in the sense of vague
Definition
(of a sound or shape) unable to be heard or seen clearly
He could just make out a vague shape in the distance.