Definitions for misty
ˈmɪs timisty

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brumous, foggy, hazy, mistyadjective

   filled or abounding with fog or mist

   "a brumous October morning"

2. mistyadjective

   wet with mist

   "the misty evening"

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1. mistyadjective

   With mist; foggy

   It's a very misty morning this morning - I can't see a thing!

2. mistyadjective

   With tears in the eyes

   Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

3. Mistynoun

   from the adjective "misty", reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mistyadjective

   Etymology: from mist.

   1. Clouded; overspread with mists.

   The morrow fair with purple beams
   Dispers’d the shadows of the misty night. Fairy Queen.

   Loud howling wolves arouse the jades,
   That drag the tragick melancholy night;
   Who with their drowsy, slow, and flagging wings
   Clip dead mens graves; and from their misty jaws
   Breathe foul contagious darkness in the air. William Shakespeare.

   Parents overprize their children, while they behold them through the vapours of affection which alter the appearance, as things seem bigger in misty mornings. Henry Wotton.

   Now smoaks with show’rs the misty mountain ground,
   And floated fields lie undistinguish’d round. Alexander Pope.

   2. Obscure; dark; not plain.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Misty

   accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere

2. Misty

   obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty sight

3. Etymology: [AS. mistig. See Mist. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]

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1. Misty

   "Misty" is a jazz standard written in 1954 by the pianist Erroll Garner. Originally composed as an instrumental following the traditional 32-bar format and first recorded for Garner's 1955 album Contrasts, the tune later had lyrics by Johnny Burke and became the signature song of Johnny Mathis, appearing on his 1959 album Heavenly and reaching #12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart later that year.

Anagrams for misty »

1. stimy

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of misty in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of misty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of misty in a Sentence

1. Denise Bowden:

   One-hundred and fifty head of ponies control the purse strings of the entire island, we call it the 'Misty' mystique.

2. Tim Hardin:

   You look to me like misty roses Too soft to touch But too lovely to leave alone

3. Gregory Bentley:

   The police department's primary duty is to protect the hostage, shooting while Misty was in the vehicle violates every standard practice of police protocol.

4. Paul. F. Meekin:

   Everyone dreams, but not all equally. Those who dream at night in the misty recesses of their mind, often wake to find that it was unfulfilled passion: but day dreamers are dangerous folk, for they may open their eyes, to make dreams possible.

5. Goldman Sachs spokesman Andrew Williams:

   We host hundreds of conferences around the world for our clients as do so many other companies. We all want speakers that will interest our clients, for example, we have hosted speakers at client events ranging from Derek Jeter to Misty Copeland to Elon Musk.

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