HAZE


Meaning of HAZE in English

n.

Function: noun

1 an atmospheric condition that is characterized by the presence of fine particulate material in the air and that deprives the air of its transparency FF1C; haze obscured the distant hills FF1E;

Synonyms: brume, film, mist, smaze

Related Words: cloud, ||drisk, fog, murk, ||smeech, smog, smoke, vapor; cloudiness, mistiness, murkiness, smokiness

2 a state of mental vagueness or obtuseness FF1C; lived in a haze of pleasant memories FF1E;

Synonyms: befuddlement, daze, fog, ||maze, muddledness, muddleheadedness, muddlement

Related Words: dream, reverie, stupor, trance; absentmindedness, abstraction, bemusement, preoccupation, woolgathering

Contrasted Words: alertness, attentiveness, awareness

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