haze

¹haze

noun \ˈhāz\

Definition of HAZE

1

a : fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air b : a cloudy appearance in a transparent liquid or solid; also : a dullness of finish (as on furniture)

2

: something suggesting atmospheric haze; especially : vagueness of mind or mental perception

Examples of HAZE

1. The bar was filled with a smoky haze.
2. She stumbled around in a drug-induced haze.

Origin of HAZE

probably back-formation from hazy

First Known Use: 1706

Related to HAZE

Synonyms: brume, fog, gauze, mist, murk, reek, smog, soup

Related Words: bank, cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, smother, steam

Near Antonyms: alertness, levelheadedness

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Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with HAZE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways