(of rain or snow) fine and dense; drizzling

(literary) starting to grow; budding; used to describe the first appearance of sprouts or the initial stirrings of energy

(of fog, dust, or smoke) blurred; dim; hazy

(literary) numerous and dense; thickly distributed (e.g., of clouds or frost)

indistinct; blurred; dim. Also used to describe someone who is ignorant or not yet enlightened.