haze

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A haze is when air looks unclear and misty.

You might see a haze when you look outside after it's been raining or on really hot summer days. It happens when tiny particles like dust or water vapor mix with the air, making it hard to see far away. This can make roads or buildings appear wavy or distorted. A lot of times people talk about hazy skies in cities because of pollution and smoke from cars or factories.

How common is "haze"?

Word haze is considered uncommon in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

noun

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
Example: The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.
(figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
(uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
(countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.

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Real examples of "haze" in context

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I have a weird true story to tell you. Last night in my haze as I was drifting in and out of sleep, I thought, what if Ant-Man just shrunk down to a microscopic size and went into the veins of Thanos and then messed up Thanos' brain?

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How common is "haze"?

noun

Real examples of "haze" in context

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