blurred
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Unclear in form or expression: Not sharply defined or easily understood; lacking clarity or precision.
- Indistinct or hazy in outline: Visually unclear, lacking sharp edges or details; appearing smeared or fuzzy.
Usage and Examples
- Describing visual perception:
- The photograph was blurred because the camera moved.
- Through the fogged window, the streetlights appeared as blurred orbs of light.
- Describing abstract concepts (ideas, memories, distinctions):
- Over time, the memory of the event became blurred.
- The line between right and wrong was blurred in that complex situation.
Advanced Usage
- "to become blurred": To lose clarity or definition over time.
- The distinction between the two political parties has become increasingly blurred.
- "blurred vision": A medical or descriptive term for eyesight that is not sharp.
- A symptom of the condition is sudden blurred vision.
Variants and Related Words
- Blur (verb/noun): To make or become unclear or less distinct. / Something that cannot be seen, heard, or remembered clearly.
- Tears blurred her vision. (verb)
- The events of that day are just a blur. (noun)
- Blurry (adjective): Very similar to 'blurred', meaning indistinct or hazy.
- The image on the old TV was blurry.
Synonyms
- Indistinct: Not clear or sharply defined.
- Fuzzy: Lacking clarity of outline; blurred.
- Hazy: Covered by a haze; vague or ill-defined.
- Unclear: Not easy to see, hear, or understand.
- Vague: Of uncertain or indefinite character.
Antonyms
- Clear: Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
- Sharp: Having a clear outline or detail.
- Distinct: Recognizably different in nature; clear and definite.
- Defined: Having a clear outline or meaning.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- A blurred line: A situation where the distinction between two things is not clear.
- There's often a blurred line between inspiration and imitation in art.
- Blurred around the edges: Not entirely clear or precise; somewhat vague.
- His plan for the project was still a bit blurred around the edges.
Adjective
- unclear in form or expression
- the blurred aims of the group
- sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded- H.G.Wells
- indistinct or hazy in outline
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes