Fogginess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːɡɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒɡɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒɡɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɑːɡɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

softness fuzziness indistinctness murkiness fog murk blurriness

Antonyms

distinctness sharpness

Word Forms

foggy	adjective	obscured by fog
fog	verb	make less visible or unclear
murky	adjective	dark or gloomy
murk	verb	make dark, dim, or gloomy
indistinct	adjective	not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
blurry	adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline
fuzzy	adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nebel

eine Atmosphäre, in der die Sicht aufgrund einer Substanzwolke eingeschränkt ist

🇫🇷French

brouillard

une atmosphère dans laquelle la visibilité est réduite à cause d'un nuage d'une certaine substance

🇪🇸Spanish

nebulosidad

Atmósfera en la que la visibilidad se reduce debido a una nube de alguna sustancia.

🇮🇹Italian

nebbiolina

un'atmosfera in cui la visibilità è ridotta a causa di una nuvola di qualche sostanza

🇳🇱Dutch

mistheid

een atmosfeer waarin het zicht wordt verminderd vanwege een wolk van een bepaalde stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

nebulosidade

uma atmosfera em que a visibilidade é reduzida devido a uma nuvem de alguma substância

🇷🇺Russian

туманность

атмосфера, в которой видимость ограничена из-за облака какого-либо вещества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुहरापन

ऐसा वातावरण जिसमें किसी पदार्थ के बादल के कारण दृश्यता कम हो जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কুয়াশা

একটি বায়ুমণ্ডল যেখানে কিছু পদার্থের মেঘের কারণে দৃশ্যমানতা হ্রাস পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மூடுபனி

ஒரு வளிமண்டலம், அதில் ஏதோ ஒரு பொருளின் மேகம் காரணமாகத் தெரிவுநிலை குறைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పొగమంచు

కొన్ని పదార్ధాల మేఘం కారణంగా దృశ్యమానత తగ్గిన వాతావరణం

🇮🇳Marathi

धुके

एक वातावरण ज्यामध्ये काही पदार्थाच्या ढगामुळे दृश्यमानता कमी होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધુમ્મસ

વાતાવરણ કે જેમાં કેટલાક પદાર્થના વાદળને કારણે દૃશ્યતા ઓછી થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಜು

ಕೆಲವು ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಮೋಡದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಗೋಚರತೆ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುವ ವಾತಾವರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്

ചില പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ മേഘം കാരണം ദൃശ്യപരത കുറയുന്ന അന്തരീക്ഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਹੌਲ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੇ ਬੱਦਲ ਕਾਰਨ ਦਿੱਖ ਘਟ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھند

ایک ایسا ماحول جس میں کسی مادے کے بادل کی وجہ سے مرئیت کم ہو جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雾气

由于某种物质的云而导致能见度降低的大气层

🇯🇵Japanese

霧

何らかの物質の雲のために視界が低下した大気

🇰🇷Korean

안개

어떤 물질의 구름으로 인해 가시성이 감소되는 대기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mơ hồ

một bầu không khí trong đó tầm nhìn bị giảm do một đám mây chất nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

หมอกหนา

บรรยากาศที่ทัศนวิสัยลดลงเนื่องจากมีเมฆสารบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal berkabur

atmosfer di mana jarak pandang berkurang karena adanya awan suatu zat

🇲🇾Malay

kekabusan

suasana di mana keterlihatan berkurangan kerana awan beberapa bahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضبابية

جو تقل فيه الرؤية بسبب سحابة من مادة ما

🇮🇷Persian

مه گرفتگی

جوی که در آن دید به دلیل ابری از مواد کاهش می یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

sislilik

bazı maddelerin bulutu nedeniyle görünürlüğün azaldığı bir atmosfer

🇮🇱Hebrew

עִרפּוּל

אטמוספירה שבה הראות מופחתת בגלל ענן של חומר כלשהו

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