炎えん靄あい

noun

hot summer air; heat haze

Rare literary term for the shimmering, oppressive air of a hot summer day. Not used in everyday conversation; more common words include 陽炎 (かげろう) for heat shimmer or 暑気 (しょき) for summer heat.

• 炎えん靄あいの立たち込こめる真ま夏なつの昼ひる下さがり。

  A midsummer afternoon thick with hot, shimmering air.