SMOKY
What does "SMOKY" mean?
Filled with, smelling of, or resembling smoke.
Meanings
- Full of or hazy with smoke. The bar was dim and smoky.
- Having the taste or smell of smoke. The cheese had a rich, smoky flavor.
- Resembling smoke in color or appearance; soft, grayish, and hazy. She wore a smoky gray eyeshadow.
Did you know?
- The spelling 'smoky' beats 'smokey' in standard English because the silent 'e' of 'smoke' is dropped before the '-y' suffix - which is why Smokey Bear's extra 'e' looks odd to dictionaries.
Word origin
Formed in Old English by adding the adjective suffix '-y' to 'smoke' (from 'smoca'); the spelling drops the silent 'e' before the suffix.
Remember it
SMOKE loses its E to become SMOKY - the smoke clears the silent letter.
A little poem
Smoky autumn dusk-
the burning fields have painted
the sun a soft coin.
haiku
Wordplay
- I added an E to 'smoky' and the dictionary gave me a smoky look.
What it teaches
A little haze can make a thing richer or harder to see; know which one you want.
Quick facts
What does SMOKY mean?
Filled with, smelling of, or resembling smoke.
Is SMOKY a valid word?
Yes — SMOKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SMOKY?
SMOKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SMOKY come from?
Formed in Old English by adding the adjective suffix '-y' to 'smoke' (from 'smoca'); the spelling drops the silent 'e' before the suffix.
What can SMOKY teach us?
A little haze can make a thing richer or harder to see; know which one you want.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.