Misty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

filled or abounding with fog or mist

wet with mist

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪsti/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪsti/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪsti/.

Examples

a brumous October morning
the misty evening

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hazy foggy brumous

Parts of Speech

adjective	filled or abounding with fog or mist “a brumous October morning”
adjective	wet with mist “the misty evening”

Word Forms

fog	noun	droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
fogginess	noun	an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
haze	noun	atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
haziness	noun	cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
mist	noun	a thin fog with condensation near the ground
mistiness	noun	cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

neblig

gefüllt oder voller Nebel oder Dunst

🇫🇷French

brumeux

rempli ou abondant de brouillard ou de brume

🇪🇸Spanish

brumoso

lleno o abundante de niebla o neblina

🇮🇹Italian

nebbioso

pieno o abbondante di nebbia o foschia

🇳🇱Dutch

nevelig

gevuld of overvloedig met mist of nevel

🇵🇹Portuguese

enevoado

cheio ou abundante com neblina ou névoa

🇷🇺Russian

туманный

наполненный или изобилующий туманом или мглой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धुंधला

कोहरे या धुंध से भरा या भरपूर

🇧🇩Bengali

কুয়াশা

কুয়াশা বা কুয়াশা দিয়ে ভরা বা প্রচুর

🇮🇳Tamil

மூடுபனி

மூடுபனி அல்லது மூடுபனியால் நிரம்பியுள்ளது அல்லது நிறைந்துள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

పొగమంచు

పొగమంచు లేదా పొగమంచుతో నిండి లేదా సమృద్ధిగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

धुके

धुके किंवा धुक्याने भरलेले किंवा विपुल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાકળવાળું

ધુમ્મસ અથવા ઝાકળથી ભરેલું અથવા ભરેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಜಿನ

ಮಂಜು ಅಥವಾ ಮಂಜಿನಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮೃದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്

മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ് നിറഞ്ഞു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമൃദ്ധമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦ

ਧੁੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਧੁੰਦ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਪੂਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا

دھند یا دھند سے بھرا ہوا یا بھرا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒙蒙

充满或充满雾或薄雾

🇯🇵Japanese

霧深い

霧や霧で満たされている、または満ちている

🇰🇷Korean

안개가 낀

안개나 안개로 가득 차 있거나 풍부함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sương mù

đầy hoặc tràn ngập sương mù hoặc sương mù

🇹🇭Thai

มีหมอก

เต็มไปด้วยหมอกหรือหมอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkabut

dipenuhi atau dipenuhi kabut atau kabut

🇵🇭Filipino

maulap

puno o sagana sa fog o ambon

🇲🇾Malay

berkabus

dipenuhi atau dipenuhi dengan kabus atau kabus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضبابي

مملوءة أو كثيرة الضباب أو الضباب

🇮🇷Persian

مه آلود

پر یا سرشار از مه یا غبار

🇹🇷Turkish

sisli

Sis veya sisle dolu veya dolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַרְפִילִי

מלא או שופע בערפל או ערפל

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The primary meaning of 'misty' is 'filled or abounding with fog or mist'.

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