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Definition of Fogginess
1. Noun. An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance.
Generic synonyms: Atmosphere, Atmospheric State
Specialized synonyms: Fug
Derivative terms: Fog, Foggy, Foggy, Murk, Murky, Murky, Murky
2. Noun. The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines.
Generic synonyms: Opacity, Opaqueness
Specialized synonyms: Dimness, Faintness, Vagueness
Derivative terms: Blurry, Foggy, Foggy, Fuzzy, Indistinct
Antonyms: Distinctness, Sharpness
Definition of Fogginess
1. n. The state of being foggy.
Definition of Fogginess
1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being foggy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fogginess
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fogginess
Literary usage of Fogginess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fuel of the Sun by Mattieu Williams (1890)
"A certain fogginess has been noticed, especially on the 18th and 20th of ...
This fringe of fogginess producing a gradual disappearance of the spots and ..."
2. An Inquiry Into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense by Thomas Reid (1823)
"It ought to be observed, that in order to produce such deceptions from the
clearness or fogginess, of the air, it must be uncommonly clear. ..."
3. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1897)
"A month prior to my seeing her, she had had the first severe attack of pain in
the right eye, accompanied with much fogginess and temporary failure of sight ..."
4. The Works of Thomas Reid, D.D.: Now Fully Collected, with Selections from by Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Dugald Stewart (1863)
"It ought to be observed that, in order to produce such deceptions from the
clearness or fogginess of the air, it must be uncommonly clear or uncommonly ..."
5. Lean's Collectanea by Vincent Stuckey Lean, Julia Lucy Woodward (1903)
"Those who on a sudden do grow rather foggy than fat by Fuller, Pisgah, III., iii.
12, § 2. The foggy epicure.—Adams, Whs., i. 4o. fogginess, s. feeding on ..."
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