smokey

Resembling burning fumes

Smokey is a spelling variant of smoky, meaning filled with or resembling smoke.

The -ey spelling appears most often in proper names and informal contexts: The bar had a smokey atmosphere.

Smokey Bear is the U.S.

Forest Service mascot, and in CB radio slang, a smokey is a highway patrol officer—from the ranger hat both wear.

pollution

exhaust

Use up entirely

particulates · air quality · respiratory · haze · visibility · health advisory · PM2.5 · inhalation · airborne · choking

flavor

barbecue

Slow-cook over coals

charred · wood-fired · grilled · brisket · ribs · bacon · jerky · paprika · applewood · pecan

fire

embers

Smoldering fire remnants

flames · burning · char · scorch · ash · cinders · sparks · smolder · combustion · blaze

tobacco

cigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

tar · inhale · exhale · puff · drag · tobacco · secondhand · stale · yellowed · pipe

coloration

grey

Neutral achromatic tone

  • charcoalBurned wood residue
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains
  • slateFissile metamorphic rock

steel · dusky · silver · gunmetal · pewter · leaden · sooty · muted · dark · shadowy

haze

fog

Low-lying cloud cover

  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • hazyUnclear, indistinct
  • murkyDark and unclear

veil · shroud · obscured · dim · vapor · overcast · clouded · film · wispy · billowing

aroma

scent

Airborne odor detected

incense · fumes · nose · olfactory · essence · redolence · waft · lingering · acrid · woodsy

Categories
Opposites
visual clarity/atmospheric quality

smokeyclear

Without obstruction or fog

transparent · crisp · crystal clear · clean · fresh

flavor/aroma profile

smokeyfresh

Newly made, not stale

light · mild · clean · delicate · bright

color/visual appearance

smokeybright

Emitting or reflecting light

vivid · clear · vibrant · sharp · crisp

Phrases
Family

smoke, smoking, smoky, smoked, smoker, smokes, smokers, smokiness, smokier

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Known to kids · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G