Synonyms for haziness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hey-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈheɪ zi

Top 10 synonyms for haziness Other synonyms for the word haziness

Définition of haziness

Origin :
  • 1620s, hawsey, nautical, of unknown origin. Some connect it with German hase "hare," an animal which plays an important part in Germanic folklore, with many supernatural and unlucky aspects in medieval times (among the superstitions: a dead hare should not be brought aboard a fishing ship, and the word hare should not be spoken at sea). Another suggestion is Old English hasu, haswe "gray." Related: Hazily; haziness.
  • As in cloud : noun mass of water particles in air
  • As in film : noun coating, tissue; mist
  • As in haze : noun cloudy air
Example sentences :
  • Light had banished the haziness from his eye, and his step was a good deal firmer.
  • Extract from : « Robert Falconer » by George MacDonald
  • They stared at him and the haziness cleared a little as he saw they did not understand.
  • Extract from : « The Nothing Equation » by Tom Godwin
  • His haziness in connection with the matter extends even to his illustration.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of Golf » by Percy Adolphus Vaile
  • Jacinta turned to her with the colour in her cheeks and a haziness in her eyes.
  • Extract from : « For Jacinta » by Harold Bindloss
  • Noun one might recognise, but there is a haziness about La Petite Fadette.
  • Extract from : « Old Friends » by Andrew Lang
  • The haziness of the morning was followed by a spirit-stirring and beautiful day.
  • Extract from : « Caleb Williams » by William Godwin
  • To this haziness, which by obscuring distant objects was unfavourable for surveying purposes, we owed our long detention here.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • On arriving at the foot of Mount Owen the day became very sultry, and there was a haziness in the air.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • I think you will agree with me that there is no haziness—no milking of ewes that have had a lamb with them all night—here.
  • Extract from : « The Humour of Homer and Other Essays » by Samuel Butler
  • Nevertheless the haziness of my perceptions gradually cleared away, dreams began to brush me lightly in their silent flight.
  • Extract from : « Humorous Ghost Stories » by Dorothy Scarborough

Antonyms for haziness

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