Latvian

Adjective

miglains (def. miglainais, comp. miglaināks, sup. vismiglainākais; adv. miglaini)

1. (weather) foggy, misty, hazy (having fog, mist, haze)

   miglains laiks‎ ― foggy weather

   miglains rīts, vakars‎ ― foggy morning, evening

   miglaina diena, nakts‎ ― foggy day, night

   miglains giass‎ ― foggy, misty air

2. (of places) foggy, misty (characterized by constant, frequent foggy, misty weather)

   miglains purvs‎ ― misty, foggy swamp

   miglaina ieleja‎ ― misty, foggy valley

3. (of the sun) hazy (obscured by fog, mist)

   miglaina saule‎ ― hazy sun

4. (of eyes, look) hazy (dull, not shiny, not clear)

   zvejas vīra skatiens kļuva miglains kā pēc stiprāka dzēriena malka‎ ― the fisherman's look became hazy as a result of a shot of strong drink

5. (of images) hazy, blurry (unclear, not sharp, not clearly visible)

   miglains fotoattēls‎ ― blurry photo

6. hazy, unclear, faded (visually vague, without sharp contours, perhaps because of vision problems)

   redzēt miglainus burtus‎ ― to see hazy, blurry, faded letters

7. (of light) faint

   aiz logiem bija pelēka, miglaina gaismiņa‎ ― behind the windows was a gray, hazy, faint light

8. (figuratively, of topics, ideas, thoughts) hazy, unclear, poorly defined, not concrete}}

   miglainas idejas‎ ― hazy, foggy, unclear ideas

   miglains priekšstats‎ ― burry picture

   viņa atbildes ir miglainas, bez konkrēta satura‎ ― his answers are unclear, without concrete content

Declension

Derived terms

• miglainums