misty

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/ˈmɪsti/

adj 3name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, big, cold, different, grey, lay, lost, purple

VERB + MISTY

disappeared, disappearing, eyes, like, looked, think

MISTY + NOUN

feelings, forest, memory, morning, mountains, oven, valleys

PREP.

about, in, into, with

Definitions

adj

Covered in mist; foggy.

It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!

Dim; vague; obscure.

a misty memory of his childhood

My remembrances of the place and its people are misty — all about it seem more like something I once saw in a dream, but whose characters time has effaced.

With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.

Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

name

A female given name from English, reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.

A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — filled or abounding with fog or mist

brumous
foggy
hazy

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

get misty

To get tears in someone's eyes; to feel sentimental.

Example Bank

It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!

Wiktionary

a misty memory of his childhood

Wiktionary

My remembrances of the place and its people are misty — all about it seem more like something I once saw in a dream, but whose characters time has effaced.

Wiktionary

The girl disappeared in the misty forest.

Tatoeba · #322853

I think that Misty has different feelings towards insects.

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Back in the early 20th century, many thought that Venus was a watery world. Now in the 21st century, we know that Venus is like a big misty oven.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, misty is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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