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Blur Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Blur?
[n] a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
[v] make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate" [v] become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [v] make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [v] make a smudge on; soil by smudging [v] become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [v] to make less distinct or clear; "heat haze blurs the hills." Synonyms | Synonyms for Blur: blear | confuse | dim | film over | fuzz | glaze over | obscure | slur | smear | smudge | smutch Related Terms | Find terms related to Blur: aspersion | attaint | badge of infamy | bar sinister | baton | becloud | bedaub | bedim | befog | bend sinister | besmear | besmirch | besmoke | bestain | black eye | black mark | blacken | blear | bleariness | bloodstain | blot | blotch | blur distinctions | blurriness | brand | broad arrow | censure | champain | cloud | cloudiness | conceal | confound | confuse | dab | darken | darkness | daub | defocus | deform | dim | dimness | dirty | discolor | disorder | disparagement | distort | efface | eyesore | faintness | feebleness | film | filminess | fleck | flick | flyspeck | fog | fog up | fogginess | fuzz | fuzziness | half-visibility | haze | haziness | hide | imputation | indefiniteness | indistinctness | indistinguishability | jumble | jumble together | lose resolution | low profile | macula | maculation | macule | mark | mark of Cain | mask | mess up | mist | mistiness | mix | muddle | muddy | obfuscate | obscure | obscurity | odium | onus | overlook distinctions | pale | paleness | patch | pillorying | point champain | reflection | reprimand | reproach | scorch | sear | semivisibility | shadowiness | singe | slubber | slur | smear | smirch | smoke | smouch | smudge | smut | smutch | soft focus | soften | soil | spatter | speck | speckle | splash | splatter | splotch | spot | stain | stigma | stigmatism | stigmatization | stigmatize | taint | tar | tarnish | tumble | uncertainty | unclearness | unform | unplainness | unshape | vague appearance | vagueness | veil | weaken | weakness See Also | alter | alter | alter | blur | change | change | change | dust | efface | gloss over | internal representation | mental representation | muddy | obliterate | representation | resmudge | rub | skate over | skimp over | slur over | smooth over | weaken | wipe out Blur In Webster's Dictionary \Blur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See {Blear}.]
1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of
confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make
indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by
handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a
woodcut by an excess of ink.
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Which then he wore. --Shak.
2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
--J. R. Drake.
3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my
lost renown. --Hudibras.
Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
\Blur\ (bl[^u]r), n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. --Fuller. 2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur. 3. A moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. --Udall. |
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