misty
English
/ˈmɪsti/
adj
Definitions
- Covered in mist; foggy.
- (figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.
- (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English misty inherited from Old English mistiġ (dark, misty) suffix from English mist.
Origin
English
mist
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bemist English
- demist English
- enmist English
- groundmist English
- mist English
- misteous English
- mistflower English
- mistful English
- mistify English
- mistily English
- mistiness English
- mistless English
- mistlike English
- mistyish English
- unmist English
- unmisty English
- mist Dutch, Flemish
- mistig Dutch, Flemish
- mistigheid Dutch, Flemish
- mist Old English
- mistiġ Old English
- mist Middle English
- misty Middle English
- myst Middle English
- mistigh Middle Dutch