blur

CEFRC1

/ˈblɜː/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    To make something unclear or difficult to see.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To become indistinct.

Examples

  • Fiction and reality are starting to blur.

  • I can't remember anything. It's just one big blur.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /bleː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. To smear, stain or smudge.

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

  2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.

More examples

In context

  • The surroundings went by in a blur.

  • to blur a manuscript (by handling it while damp)

  • to blur a photograph (by moving the camera while taking it)

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English *blerian (attested in āblered (“made bare, made bald”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“pale”). Compare Scots blore, bloar (“to blur, cover with blots”), Low German bleeroged (“blear-eyed”). More at blear.