mistiness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪstinəs/
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mystynesse; equivalent to misty + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being misty.
Her eyes feel dull, misty, as if floating in tears. Mistiness of sight. Sensation as if a veil were before the eyes, with blinking of the eyelids.
1848, Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, translated by Charles Julius Hempel, Jahr’s New Manual, […] , volume 2, New York: William Radde, page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mistinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
nl mistigheid (The quality of being misty) · af mistigheid (The quality of being misty)