mistiness

noun

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as in haziness

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  1. haziness
  2. dimness
  3. uncertainty
  4. vagueness
  5. cloudiness
  6. fuzziness
  7. fogginess
  8. faintness
Noun
  • The haziness surrounding press strategy comes as the White House continues to spar with the media, threatening legal action against Politico over its reporting on chief of staff Susie Wiles.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That haziness gets more distorted on the title track, which hits its apex with siren-like oscillations.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of haziness
Noun
  • One acrylic piece plus one strip of 12 percent NDF knocked the display back to just about the perfect dimness, comparable to my existing cheap bedside clock.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of dimness
Noun
  • The song’s origins offer a glimpse into the uncertainty surrounding Nicks and Buckingham before their personal lives became intertwined with Fleetwood Mac’s rise to superstardom.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The era of agentic AI has arrived, but there is uncertainty about what the landscape will look like when virtual storefronts become flooded with AI agents or when a business tries to block them.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • The vagueness of Carr’s post may be useful for his and Trump’s ongoing battle against the news media.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • Variable cloudiness with a thunderstorm around in the afternoon.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Buyers who don’t care about cloudiness are gravitating to the cheaper bullet tier where the Frigidaire, Igloo and Magic Chef models sit.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cloudiness
Noun
  • The shock and surprise, and all the tactile fuzziness of it, distracted from whatever was lacking in a fulfilling happy ending.
    — Andrew Buss, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Contrast was less impressive, with a little bit of fuzziness on deep black areas, but on the whole this is an impressive set for the price.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fuzziness
Noun
  • But Peasley also lives with Type 1 diabetes and wanted to avoid the potential fogginess and drowsiness that can accompany anesthesia.
    — Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These exercises interrupt the foggy-thinking, giving your mind a lifeline—something to grab onto to lower your anxiety, calm your mind and provide clarity through the fogginess.
    — ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Definition of fogginess
Noun
  • But did the faintness of the line mean my case wasn’t serious?
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The challenge, of course, is their faintness.
    — Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of faintness
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