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mist·y

(mĭs′tē)

adj. mist·i·er, mist·i·est

1. Consisting of or marked by mist: a misty rain; a misty night.

2. Obscured or clouded by or as if by mist: far-off, misty mountains.

a. Vague; hazy: a misty recollection of a dream.

b. Full of tender emotion; sentimental: a love story that left us feeling misty and sad.

mist′i·ly adv.

mist′i·ness n.

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misty

(ˈmɪstɪ)

adj, mistier or mistiest

1. consisting of or resembling mist

2. obscured by or as if by mist

3. indistinct; blurred: the misty past.

ˈmistily adv

ˈmistiness n

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mist•y

(ˈmɪs ti)

adj. mist•i•er, mist•i•est.

1. covered or obscured by mist.

2. consisting of or resembling mist.

3. indistinct or blurred.

4. obscure; vague.

[before 900]

mist′i•ly, adv.

mist′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	misty - filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" brumous, hazy, foggy cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"
	2.	misty - wet with mist; "the misty evening" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"

misty

adjective foggy, unclear, murky, fuzzy, obscure, blurred, vague, dim, opaque, cloudy, hazy, overcast, bleary, nebulous, indistinct The air was cold and misty.
clear, bright, distinct, sunny, lucid, well-defined

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

misty

adjective

1. Covered by or as if by a thin coating or film:

blurry, cloudy, dim, filmy, hazy.

2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible:

blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.

Translations

ضَبابيضَبَابِيٌّ

mlhavýzamlžený

disettåget

diesig dunstig nebelig neblig

καταχνιασμένος

neblinoso

utuinen

brumeux

maglovit

misturs-; í òoku

nebbioso vago

もやの立ち込めた

안개가 자욱한

meglen

dimmig

ที่ปกคลุมด้วยหมอก

sisli

đầy sương mù

有薄雾的有雾的

misty

[ˈmɪstɪ] ADJ (mistier (compar) (mistiest (superl))) [day, morning] → neblinoso; [valley, shore] → cubierto de neblina; [mirror, window] → empañado; [memories] → vago; [outline] → borroso, difuso; [eyes] → empañado, lloroso
it is misty (Met) → hay neblina (US) → está lloviznando

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

misty

[ˈmɪsti] adj [morning, day] → brumeux/euse
a misty morning → un matin brumeux
it's misty → il y a de la brumemisty-eyed [ˌmɪstiˈaɪd] adj (= sentimental) to go misty-eyed about sth → avoir la larme à l'œil en pensant à qch
Some people go all misty-eyed about times gone by → Certaines personnes ont la larme à l'œil en pensant au temps jadis.
to go misty-eyed at the thought of sth → avoir la larme à l'œil à la pensée de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

misty

adj (+er)

day, morning → neblig; (= hazy) → dunstig; mountain peaks → in Nebel gehüllt; colour → gedeckt; (= fine) rain → fein; misty weather → Nebelwetter nt, → Nebel m; a misty view of the valley → ein Blick auf das (nebel)verhangene or dunstige Tal; a misty drizzle → ein feiner Regenschleier

(fig: = blurred) form, figure, memory → verschwommen; her eyes grew misty, a misty look came into her eyes → ihr Blick verschleierte sich; misty-eyed, with misty eyes → mit verschleiertem Blick

glasses (= misted up) → beschlagen; (= opaque) → milchig; liquid → trübe; the window is getting misty → das Fenster beschlägt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

misty

[ˈmɪstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (day, morning) → brumoso/a, nebbioso/a; (mirror, window) → appannato/a
it's misty today → c'è foschia oggi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mist

(mist) noun

a cloud of moisture in the air but very close to the ground, which makes it difficult to see any distance. The hills are covered in thick mist.

ˈmistily adverb

ˈmisty adjective

ˈmistiness noun

mist over/up

to become covered (as if) with mist. The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.

misty

→ ضَبَابِيٌّ mlhavý tåget dunstig καταχνιασμένος neblinoso utuinen brumeux maglovit nebbioso もやの立ち込めた 안개가 자욱한 mistig tåket mglisty nebuloso туманный dimmig ที่ปกคลุมด้วยหมอก sisli đầy sương mù 有薄雾的

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"Yes, dear," he answered, with a glance following a misty puff of smoke.

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Also, the misty nights might have been made for the thieves.

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Moving on, I at last came to a dim sort of light not far from the docks, and heard a forlorn creaking in the air; and looking up, saw a swinging sign over the door with a white painting upon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath -- The Spouter-Inn: --Peter Coffin.

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I even thought I had a glimpse of Mount Sarmiento, that rises 2,070 yards above the level of the sea, with a very pointed summit, which, according as it is misty or clear, is a sign of fine or of wet weather.