blur

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: fuzzfilm overglaze overconfuseobscureobnubilatesmearsmudgesmutchbleardimslur

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a hazy or indistinct representation“it happened so fast it was just a blur”“he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz”Synonyms: fuzz

Verb (6)

  1. become glassy; lose clear vision“Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep”Synonyms: film overglaze over
  2. to make less distinct or clear“The haze blurs the hills”
  3. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred“Her remarks confused the debate”“Their words obnubilate their intentions”Synonyms: confuseobscureobnubilate
  4. make a smudge on; soil by smudgingSynonyms: smearsmudgesmutch
  5. make dim or indistinct“The fog blurs my vision”Synonyms: blear
  6. become vague or indistinct“The distinction between the two theories blurred”Synonyms: dimslur
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurred (bl[^u]rd); 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. [1913 Webster]

But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. [1913 Webster]

Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.— J. R. Drake.[1913 Webster]

3.To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. [1913 Webster]

Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown.— Hudibras.[1913 Webster]

Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully. [1913 Webster]

Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), n.

1.That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. [1913 Webster]

As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]

2.A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur. [1913 Webster]

3.A moral stain or blot. [1913 Webster]

Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name.— Udall.[1913 Webster]
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