morning haze
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈmɔrnɪŋ heɪz/
:
neblina matutina
- The path led from our field into the trees where the morning haze had thickened.
- early morning haze
Examples
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There lay the island, dark and impassively sinister, shrouded in an early morning haze pinpricked by bright orange flashes of shell fire from our ships.
Academic text (1990) -
Through the mauve morning haze, he watched the river slip past like some immense dark creature.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sun had broken through an early morning haze and shone pleasantly.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sun had burned away the morning haze, and now, in the heat, the interstate traffic sounded angry and huge, like a single soulless creature.
Fiction book (1994) -
The morning haze hadn't burned off yet, and he knew the stiffness in his legs usually predicted rain.
Fiction book (1996) -
As they barreled in their coach through the dusty morning haze, Archer told the party of travelers that Joplin was the edge of the world.
Fiction book (1997) -
"She's always giving." "She's given me everything..." Darryl's mind settled, became clear and sharp like a summer day just after dawn, when the West Texas sun has burned the morning haze off the air.
Fiction book (1996) -
Gazing skyward at H-hour, one saw nothing but the "Southland morning haze"; on the tube, "a big black circle, and in the center a small white flash."
Academic text (2016) -
Some dashed impressive mountains, but then the morning haze lifted for a moment, and the eye took in the colossal heights beyond, snow-capped peaks rearing up to pierce the sky.
Fiction book (2001) -
The sun, half a diameter above the horizon, shone red through the morning haze.
Synonyms
115
1.0
A thin fog near the ground that makes it hard to see
41
3.4
A thin cloud of dust, smoke, or moisture that makes it hard to see
A thin cloud near the ground that makes things hard to see
How Hazy
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1.3
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents 'morning' (early hours) and 'haze' (a thin mist or reduced-visibility condition) combine straightforwardly to denote a thin fog occurring in the morning. This simple noun+noun compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Morning haze shows the picture of a light fog at sunrise: morning means the early day and haze means a thin, soft mist. That's why it is used to mean 'a thin fog or mist that appears in the early hours of the day'.