misty; thick (of smoke, fog); vast and silent
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
misty; thickly covered (of smoke, fog, dust)
literaryOften used in literary descriptions to depict a scene obscured by a dense, diffuse layer of something.
At dusk, the mountain village was shrouded in a thick haze of cooking smoke.
In the morning, a thick mist pervaded the fields.
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After the sandstorm, the sky was a vast, hazy yellow.
adjective
vast and silent; desolate and quiet
literaryDescribes landscapes that are expansive, empty, and devoid of sound or activity, often evoking a sense of loneliness or grandeur.
The train traveled across the vast, silent Gobi desert, with endless desolation outside the window.
He stood alone on the vast, silent snowfield, feeling the stillness between heaven and earth.
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On an autumn night, beneath the vast, silent starry sky, only the chirping of insects could be heard.