Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Haze

   /hāz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles: "the cold air has no pollution and very little haze" Similar mistfogcloudsmogcloudinessmistinessfogginesssmokinessvaporsteamdialect:clag
   • ▪ a tenuous cloud of something such as vapor or smoke in the air: "a faint haze of steam"
   • 2. a state of mental obscurity or confusion: "through an alcoholic haze" Similar blurdazeconfusionvaguenessmuddlebefuddlementobscuritydimnessindistinctness

   Word Origin early 18th century (originally denoting fog or hoar frost): probably a back-formation from hazy.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less