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单词 fogginess
释义

foggy

adjective

fog·​gy ˈfȯ-gē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfä-
foggier; foggiest
1
a
: filled or abounding with fog
b
: covered or made opaque by moisture or grime
2
: blurred or obscured as if by fog
hadn't the foggiest notion
foggily
ˈfȯ-gə-lē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfä-
adverb
fogginess
ˈfȯ-gē-nəs How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfä-
noun

Synonyms

  • beclouded
  • befogged
  • brumous
  • clouded
  • cloudy
  • gauzy
  • hazy
  • misty
  • murky
  • smoggy
  • soupy
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Example Sentences

I don't remember what her name was—my memory is a little foggy. it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home
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Word History

Etymology

earlier, spongy, marshy, thick, probably from fog second growth of grass, from Middle English fogge

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

foggy

adjective

fog·​gy ˈfȯ-gē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfä-
foggier; foggiest
1
: filled with fog
a foggy morning
2
: unsure or confused
My memory is foggy.

fogginess

noun

as in haziness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • haziness
  • cloudiness
  • vagueness
  • fuzziness
  • uncertainty
  • mistiness
  • indistinctness
  • dimness
  • faintness
  • indefiniteness
  • mystery
  • murkiness
  • ambiguity
  • impenetrability
  • incomprehensibility
  • opaqueness
  • nebulousness
  • ambiguousness
  • nebulosity
  • opacity
  • obliqueness
  • mysteriousness
  • inscrutability
  • obliquity
  • equivocation
  • darkness
  • shadow
  • obscurity
  • shade
  • reconditeness
  • indirectness
  • circuity
  • incomprehensibleness
  • obtuseness
  • equivocalness
  • complexity
  • profoundness
  • abstruseness
  • deepness
  • complication
  • inscrutableness
  • difficulty
  • circuitousness
  • depth
  • abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clarity
  • clearness
  • brightness
  • obviousness
  • legibility
  • plainness
  • certainty
  • intelligibility
  • distinctness
  • comprehensibility
  • lucidity
  • exactness
  • definiteness
  • visibility
  • surety
  • perspicuity
  • incision
  • openness
  • incisiveness
  • directness
  • straightforwardness
  • explicitness
  • lucidness
  • forthrightness
  • palpability
  • readability
  • tangibility
  • obviousness
  • self-evidence
  • perspicuousness
  • readableness
  • tangibleness
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