hazing
- noun
- /ˈheɪzɪŋ/
- As the sun set, a thick hazing enveloped the landscape, creating a mysterious atmosphere.
Examples
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And we want to know about our planets, atmospheres, their clouds, their hazes, their weather, their compositions.
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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.
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The artist captured the hazing of the fog beautifully in her painting of the seaside.
Synonyms
Water drops on a surface that make it hard to see through
A thin mist in the air that makes things hard to see
A thin cloud near the ground that makes things hard to see
A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see
Air full of mist that makes things look cloudy
Antonyms
How Hazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.