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单词 misty
释义

misty

adjective

ˈmi-stē How to pronounce misty (audio)
mistier; mistiest
1
a
: obscured by mist
b
: consisting of or marked by mist
2
a
: indistinct
a misty recollection of the event
b
: vague, confused
avoided the large, vague, misty issues Reuben Abel
3
: tearful
mistily
ˈmi-stə-lē How to pronounce misty (audio)
adverb
mistiness
ˈmi-stē-nəs How to pronounce misty (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • beclouded
  • befogged
  • brumous
  • clouded
  • cloudy
  • foggy
  • gauzy
  • hazy
  • murky
  • smoggy
  • soupy
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Example Sentences

enjoyed the misty view of the thunderous falls from the deck of the sightseeing boat I've a misty understanding of the issue but not so much that I could vote intelligently.
Recent Examples on the Web In a short while, it was reported that members of the Royal Family were making their way to be at her bedside, with television cameras trained upon the misty runway of Aberdeen airport. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 The cool, misty morning fog is slowly fading away from the California coast. Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 The fog machine and strobe lights were working at full strength, turning the Orioles clubhouse Friday into a misty room of celebration. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 Atop a terrifyingly steep mountain in northeastern Turkey, the village of Haremtepe resembles an island surrounded by a vast ocean of green: verdant, bushy rows of tea plantations continue as far as the misty skies fleetingly allow to be seen. Peter Yeung, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 Were the green fields, the ghostly cows, the misty air in the falling light enough to make life worth living? J.r. Patterson, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 His EPs, Songs4U from 2017 and Chiquito from 2018, were built on misty, bilingual sounds that intrigued the music industry — and then came an intense label bidding war. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2022 The vision of an abundant energy future will attract a scrum of billionaires, political operatives, and misty-eyed business leaders intent on resurrecting that oldest of pundit dreams: a bipartisan climate bill. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 The rain pelted the headstone, leaving streaks on the black marble and mirroring the misty eyes of the 100 or so admirers who had come to say goodbye. New York Times, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

misty

adjective

ˈmi-stē How to pronounce misty (audio)
mistier; mistiest
1
: full of very tiny drops of water
a misty valley
2
: clouded by tears
I looked at the photo through misty eyes.
3
: vague sense 3, indistinct
a misty memory

misty

adjective

1
as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension enjoyed the misty view of the thunderous falls from the deck of the sightseeing boat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hazy
  • rainy
  • murky
  • foggy
  • clouded
  • smoggy
  • cloudy
  • smoky
  • milky
  • thick
  • muddy
  • gauzy
  • beclouded
  • befogged
  • overcast
  • soupy
  • stormy
  • brumous
  • turbid
  • slimy
  • mucky
  • miasmic
  • sooty
  • slushy
  • smudgy
  • miry
  • miasmatic
  • miasmal
  • smokey
  • dirty
  • opaque
  • filmy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cloudless
  • limpid
  • clear
  • bright
  • sunny
  • unclouded
  • clean
  • pellucid
  • translucent
  • fair
  • sunshiny
  • transparent
  • clement
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2
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly I've a misty understanding of the issue but not so much that I could vote intelligently

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • vague
  • hazy
  • faint
  • foggy
  • dark
  • fuzzy
  • pale
  • murky
  • shadowy
  • indistinct
  • blurry
  • bleary
  • nebulous
  • dim
  • obscure
  • unclear
  • undefined
  • blear
  • opaque
  • gauzy
  • dusky
  • indefinite
  • undetermined
  • gloomy
  • indistinguishable
  • mysterious
  • invisible
  • intangible
  • impalpable
  • inappreciable
  • inexplicable
  • puzzling
  • incomprehensible
  • indiscernible
  • indecipherable
  • hieroglyphic
  • obfuscatory
  • hieroglyphical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clear
  • definite
  • bright
  • distinct
  • plain
  • pellucid
  • certain
  • obvious
  • evident
  • strong
  • sure
  • firm
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