Hazy

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Hazy

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

HAY-zee  /ˈheɪzi/

Definition

Covered by or full of haze; vague, indistinct, or unclear; (of a person's mind or memory) not clear or precise.

Plain meaning

Hazy means unclear — whether a landscape obscured by heat haze, a memory that is blurred and indistinct, or a plan that has not been fully worked out. Hazy knowledge is approximate and inexact.

Register

Informal to neutral. Hazy is widely used in everyday speech and writing to describe both atmospheric conditions and mental states. It is gentler than vague and more visual in its metaphorical quality. A hazy recollection is a common and entirely natural experience; hazy in its context is not a criticism but a description.