misty

(mĭs'tē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Consisting of or marked by mist: a misty rain; a misty night.
2. Obscured or clouded by or as if by mist: far-off, misty mountains.
3. 1. Vague; hazy: a misty recollection of a dream.
   2. Full of tender emotion; sentimental: a love story that left us feeling misty and sad.

mistily mist'i·ly adv.
mistiness mist'i·ness n.

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adjective

1. Covered by or as if by a thin coating or film: blurry, cloudy, dim, filmy, hazy. See clear/unclear.
2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible: blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague. See clear/unclear.

adj

Definition: filmy
Antonyms: clear

IN BRIEF: Full of tiny water droplets floating in air. Also: Not clear.

I saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence. — Thomas Hood (1798-1845).

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• Overcast weather
• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - diset, tåget

Nederlands (Dutch)
nevelig, wazig, omfloerst

Français (French)
adj. - brumeux, embrumé, embué, flou

Deutsch (German)
adj. - neblig, dunstig, verschwommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταχνιασμένος, ομιχλώδης, θαμπός, σκοτεινιασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
nebbioso, vago, indistinto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enevoado, vago

Русский (Russian)
туманный, неясный, затуманенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nebuloso, brumoso, borroso, vago, velado, empañado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dimmig, vag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有雾的, 含糊的, 模糊的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有霧的, 含糊的, 模糊的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 안개가 낀, 눈물이 어린, 희미한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - もやのたちこめた, 薄ぼんやりとした, 漠然とした, 涙にかすんだ, 霧が立ちこめた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) آنسه صغيرة, غامض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעורפל, מכוסה דוק‬

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