haze
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Very fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
Pronunciation
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hayzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈheɪz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
figuratively
Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
A diminutive of the female given name Hazel.
verb
Become hazy, dull, or cloudy
To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
transitive
In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
transitive
To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans.
To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
Used this way, haze is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use haze
- “A thick morning haze made it difficult to see the road clearly.”noun
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