fogginess

fogginess
noun
1. the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
Ant: ↑sharpness (for: ↑softness), ↑distinctness (for: ↑indistinctness)
Derivationally related forms: ↑fuzzy (for: ↑fuzziness), ↑foggy, ↑blurry (for: ↑blurriness), ↑indistinct (for: ↑indistinctness)
Hypernyms: ↑opacity, ↑opaqueness
Hyponyms: ↑dimness, ↑faintness, ↑vagueness
2. an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
Syn: ↑fog, ↑murk, ↑murkiness
Derivationally related forms: ↑murky (for: ↑murkiness), ↑murky (for: ↑murk), ↑murk (for: ↑murk), ↑foggy, ↑foggy (for: ↑fog), ↑fog (for: ↑fog)
Hypernyms: ↑atmosphere, ↑atmospheric state
Hyponyms: ↑fug

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