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hazy

/ˈheɪzi/adjective

उच्चारण हेज़ी

धुँधला, कुहासे भरा

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adjectivehazier, haziest
  1. 1

    not clear because of haze (mist, smoke or dust in the air)

    धुँधला, कुहासे भरा

    • The hills were hazy in the morning mist.
    • a hazy sky over Delhi in November
    • The skyline looked hazy on the winter morning.
    + 2 more examples
    • It was a hot, hazy afternoon in Lucknow.
    • The mountains were hazy in the distance.

    Synonyms misty foggy smoky

    Opposite clear bright cloudless

  2. 2

    not clear in your mind; vague

    अस्पष्ट, धुँधला (याद, विचार)

    • I have only a hazy memory of my first school.
    • Her plans for the future are hazy.
    • My memory of that day is rather hazy.
    + 2 more examples
    • He was hazy about the details of the plan.
    • Ask her to explain again; the rules are still hazy to me.

    Synonyms vague unclear indistinct

    Opposite clear definite precise

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

hazy (weather/air) + noun

Before a noun hazy describes air that is not clear because of mist, smoke or dust.

Noun से पहले 'hazy' उस हवा का वर्णन करता है जो धुंध, धुएँ या धूल के कारण साफ़ न हो।

  • It was a hazy morning in Delhi in November.
  • Hazy sunshine made the field look yellow.

hazy about/on + noun (memory, details)

Hazy about or on shows that a person is not clear in mind about a topic or details.

'Hazy about' या 'hazy on' बताता है कि व्यक्ति के मन में किसी विषय या ब्योरों के बारे में स्पष्टता नहीं है।

  • I am hazy about the date of the meeting.
  • She was hazy on the details of the plan.

hazy memory / hazy idea

These phrases mean an unclear recollection or a vague notion.

ये वाक्यांश अस्पष्ट स्मृति या धुँधली धारणा को बताते हैं।

  • He has only a hazy memory of his first school.

haze (noun) vs hazy (adjective)

Haze is the thin mist itself; hazy describes the sky or a view.

'Haze' स्वयं हल्की धुंध है; 'hazy' आकाश या दृश्य का विशेषण है।

  • A haze lay over the river and the view was hazy.
+Collocations 4

hazy + noun

memoryskyviewideasunshinepicture

  • The hazy sky hid the mountains from view.

adverb + hazy

rathera bitslightlyverystillsomewhat

  • My memory of that day is rather hazy.

verb + hazy

becomegrowlookremainget

  • The valley grew hazy as evening mist came down.

hazy + about/on

hazy about the datehazy on detailshazy about the ruleshazy about the cause

  • The witness was hazy on what happened next.
“More examples 5
  • Winter mornings in North India are often cold and hazy.

उत्तर भारत में सर्दियों की सुबहें प्रायः ठंडी और धुँधली होती हैं।

  • I have only a hazy idea of how the machine works.

मुझे केवल धुँधली-सी जानकारी है कि यह मशीन कैसे चलती है।

  • Radhika is hazy about what the teacher said yesterday.

राधिका को याद नहीं है कि कल शिक्षक ने क्या कहा था।

  • The hills looked hazy in the distance.

दूर पहाड़ियाँ धुँधली दिख रही थीं।

  • His memories of childhood are hazy but happy.

बचपन की उसकी यादें धुँधली पर सुखद हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The picture is hazy for me.

✓ The picture is hazy to me.

For clarity from a person's viewpoint, use the preposition to rather than for.

व्यक्ति के दृष्टिकोण से अस्पष्टता बताने के लिए 'for' नहीं, 'to' का प्रयोग होता है।

✗ I am hazy of the facts.

✓ I am hazy about the facts.

Hazy takes about or on, not of.

'Hazy' के साथ 'about' या 'on' आता है, 'of' नहीं।

✗ The sky was haze this morning.

✓ The sky was hazy this morning.

After was, an adjective describing the sky is needed: hazy, not the noun haze.

'Was' के बाद आकाश का वर्णन करने वाला विशेषण 'hazy' चाहिए, संज्ञा 'haze' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Hazy, misty and foggy all describe poor visibility, but they differ in what fills the air.

'Hazy', 'misty' और 'foggy' तीनों कम दृश्यता बताते हैं, पर हवा में क्या भरा है इसमें अंतर है।

hazy

Slightly unclear, usually from dust, smoke or heat, and also used for vague memory.

थोड़ा अस्पष्ट, प्रायः धूल, धुएँ या गर्मी के कारण, और अस्पष्ट स्मृति के लिए भी।

  • The hazy summer sky hid the sun.

misty

Covered with light water droplets, as on a cool morning near water.

पानी की हल्की बूँदों से ढका, जैसे ठंडी सुबह में जल के पास।

  • A misty morning lay over the lake.

foggy

Thick with fog, making it hard to see far.

घने कोहरे से भरा, जिससे दूर देखना कठिन हो।

  • Foggy weather delayed many trains.
◇Word family
haze nounhazily adv.haziness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ha·zy

?Which word?

Keep the weather words together: haze, mist, fog, smog (smoke plus fog).

मौसम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: haze, mist, fog, smog (smoke और fog)।