haze
noun/heɪz/
/heɪz/
- [countable, uncountable] air that is difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water, especially caused by hot weather
- a heat haze
- In the evenings a blue haze hung in the valleys.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- faint
- thin
- …
- hang
- shimmer
- surround something
- …
- in a/the haze
- through a/the haze
- haze of
- …
- [singular] air containing something that makes it difficult to see through it
- a haze of smoke/dust/steam
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2- I couldn't see anyone through the haze of smoke.
- The sun now had a faint golden haze around it.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- faint
- thin
- …
- hang
- shimmer
- surround something
- …
- in a/the haze
- through a/the haze
- haze of
- …
- [singular] a mental state in which your thoughts, feelings, etc. are not clear
- an alcoholic haze
- a haze of pain
Word Originnoun early 18th cent. (originally denoting fog or hoar frost): probably a back-formation from hazy.
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