misty
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mist·y
(mĭs′tē)adj. mist·i·er, mist·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.
a. Vague; hazy: a misty recollection of a dream.
b. Full of tender emotion; sentimental: a love story that left us feeling misty and sad.
mist′i·ly adv.
mist′i·ness n.
misty
(ˈmɪstɪ)adj, mistier or mistiest
1. consisting of or resembling mist
2. obscured by or as if by mist
3. indistinct; blurred: the misty past.
ˈmistily adv
ˈmistiness n
mist•y
(ˈmɪs ti)adj. mist•i•er, mist•i•est.
1. covered or obscured by mist.
2. consisting of or resembling mist.
3. indistinct or blurred.
4. obscure; vague.
[before 900]
mist′i•ly, adv.
mist′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" |
2. | misty - wet with mist; "the misty evening" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" |
misty
misty
adjectiveTranslations
ضَبابيضَبَابِيٌّ
mlhavýzamlžený
disettåget
utuinen
maglovit
misturs-; í òoku
もやの立ち込めた
안개가 자욱한
meglen
dimmig
ที่ปกคลุมด้วยหมอก
đầy sương mù
misty
[ˈmɪsti] adj [morning, day] → brumeux/eusea misty morning → un matin brumeux
it's misty → il y a de la brumemisty-eyed [ˌmɪstiˈaɪd] adj (= sentimental) to go misty-eyed about sth → avoir la larme à l'œil en pensant à qch
Some people go all misty-eyed about times gone by → Certaines personnes ont la larme à l'œil en pensant au temps jadis.
to go misty-eyed at the thought of sth → avoir la larme à l'œil à la pensée de qch
misty
adj (+er)
day, morning → neblig; (= hazy) → dunstig; mountain peaks → in Nebel gehüllt; colour → gedeckt; (= fine) rain → fein; misty weather → Nebelwetter nt, → Nebel m; a misty view of the valley → ein Blick auf das (nebel)verhangene or dunstige Tal; a misty drizzle → ein feiner Regenschleier
(fig: = blurred) form, figure, memory → verschwommen; her eyes grew misty, a misty look came into her eyes → ihr Blick verschleierte sich; misty-eyed, with misty eyes → mit verschleiertem Blick
glasses (= misted up) → beschlagen; (= opaque) → milchig; liquid → trübe; the window is getting misty → das Fenster beschlägt
mist
(mist) noun a cloud of moisture in the air but very close to the ground, which makes it difficult to see any distance. The hills are covered in thick mist.
ˈmistily adverbˈmisty adjective
ˈmistiness noun
mist over/up
to become covered (as if) with mist. The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.