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hazing

hazing

1 4.5
A thin mist or smoke in the air that makes things hard to see
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪzɪŋ/
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  • As the sun set, a thick hazing enveloped the landscape, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

Examples

  • And we want to know about our planets, atmospheres, their clouds, their hazes, their weather, their compositions.

  • Anecdotal evidence indicated that aerial hazing was more effective later in the damage period, which indicates that the annual molt early in the damage period was affecting the birds' abilities to leave the areas in which the operations were being conducted (Linz et al. 1983).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Had he looked toward Chrysla's stern, he'd have seen nothing but grayness and a hazing distortion around the sides as lightspeed hovered at the point of violation and light cones began to straighten.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The hazing in the air made it difficult to see the mountains in the distance.

  • The artist captured the hazing of the fog beautifully in her painting of the seaside.

Synonyms

fogging
vshazing
1 3.9

Water drops on a surface that make it hard to see through

refers instead to unclear air caused by suspended particles or smoke
haziness
vshazing
4.4

A thin mist in the air that makes things hard to see

is the same idea but uses a different noun ending
mistiness
vshazing
5.8

A thin cloud near the ground that makes things hard to see

is broader, including smoke or particles as well as water droplets
fogginess
vshazing
4.1

A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see

is similar but covers thinner haze and much smaller suspended particles
steaminess
vshazing
5.4

Air full of mist that makes things look cloudy

is like that but also includes smoke and tiny solid particles

Antonyms

41 1.0

How much light something gives or how close it looks to white

30 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

How Hazy

fog
155 1.0
smog
38 2.0
hazing
1 4.5
mist
115 1.0
visibility
54 2.8

Surface Forms

hazing singular
hazings plural

Morphology

hazing = haze (transparent) = haze + ing

The form is a straightforward nominal use built from 'haze' plus '-ing', and the meaning directly refers to the state of being hazy.

Etymology

Hazing also comes from the simple word haze, which means a light 'mist' or smoke that makes things unclear and is the same root as hazy. So, hazing in this sense means a thin mist or soft blur in the air.