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hazy

Pronunciation: /ˈheɪzi/

The English word “hazy” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Thick or obscured with haze.
  2. Not clear or transparent.
  3. Obscure; confused; not clear.
  4. Faded.

noun

  1. A variety of beer (typically a pale ale, India pale ale, or double India pale ale) golden in color with softer mouthfeel and sweeter taste than its non-hazy counterpart.

Etymology

From earlier hawsey (1625), a nautical term of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *hasi, *haswy, from Old English haswiġ (“grey; ashen; dusky”), from Old English hasu (“dusky; grey; ashen”), from Proto-Germanic *haswaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.

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