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HAZINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haziness mean?
• HAZINESS (noun)
The noun HAZINESS has 2 senses:
1. vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined
2. cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
Familiarity information: HAZINESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("haziness" is a kind of...):
vagueness (unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning)
Derivation:
hazy (indistinct or hazy in outline)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
haziness; mistiness; steaminess; vaporousness; vapourousness
Hypernyms ("haziness" is a kind of...):
cloudiness; muddiness; murkiness (the quality of being cloudy)
Derivation:
hazy (filled or abounding with fog or mist)
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