different between murky vs misty

English

Alternative forms

• mirky

Etymology

From Middle English mirky; equivalent to murk +? -y. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian ???? (mrak), Serbo-Croatian ?????.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m??(?)ki/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ki

Adjective

murky (comparative murkier, superlative murkiest)

1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
2. Dark, dim, gloomy.
3. Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
4. Dishonest, shady.

Synonyms

• dark

Related terms

• murk
• murkily
• murkiness

Translations

Further reading

• murky in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• murky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English misti? (“misty, dark”), equivalent to mist +? -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), Middle Low German mistich (“foggy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?sti/
• Rhymes: -?sti

Adjective

misty (comparative mistier, superlative mistiest)

1. Covered in mist; foggy.

2. (figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.

3. (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.

Derived terms

• misty-eyed

Related terms

• mistify

Translations

Anagrams

• stimy

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

misty

1. Alternative form of mysty (“misty”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

misty

1. Alternative form of mysty (“figurative”)