misty

Questions about misty

What does misty mean?

misty means "filled or abounding with fog or mist". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in misty?

misty has 2 syllables: mis-ty. The stress falls on "mis". In IPA it is /ˈmɪsti/.

What is another word for misty?

Close synonyms include brumous, foggy, hazy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misty a common word?

misty is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.