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blurriness

blurriness

2 4.5
A lack of clear detail in what you see or in a picture
  • noun
  • /ˈblɜːrɪnəs/
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  • He complained about blurriness in his eyesight after forgetting to wear his glasses.
  • blink away the blurriness
  • kind of blurriness

The upside of this is that we will endure far better than primates, A weirdly constructive cognitive blurriness.

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Examples

  • I worried, though, that the blurriness of the picture overshadowed the larger point, and I wondered if the effort had been worth it.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The blurriness should dissipate in the next 24 hours, give or take.

  • Myopia gives one's vision a kind of general blurriness.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Besides blurriness, what you see there is the latest advertising technique hitting the streets of the St. Louis metro area.

    Blog text (32)
  • These sensations were accompanied by blurriness, photophobia, and pain.

    Academic text (1999)
  • First of all, one's hands are frequently moving (whether shaking hands, signing papers, gesturing, etc.), and even small movements can cause blurriness that will obscure the pattern.

    Blog text (9)
  • After staring at the computer screen for too long, I noticed a slight blurriness in my vision.

  • The photograph suffered from blurriness, making it difficult to see the details.

Synonyms

blur
vsblurriness
146 4.2

A hazy image or memory that is hard to see clearly

is about loss of sharp outlines and fine detail in appearance
softness
vsblurriness
5 2.5

A gentle light or view with blurred edges

denotes only loss of sharpness without any gentle or mild quality
fuzziness
vsblurriness
2 5.8

A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand

is about missing fine detail not texture or grain
fogginess
vsblurriness
1 4.4

A feeling of being confused and slow to think

is a straightforward lack of sharpness without the sense of a veil
indistinctness
vsblurriness
7.0

Lack of clear detail that makes things hard to see or hear

focuses more on loss of fine detail rather than outline alone
unsharpness
vsblurriness
6.7

Lack of clear detail that makes pictures or thoughts hard to understand

emphasizes missing fine outlines rather than general focus problems
furriness
vsblurriness
5.4

A soft, blurred effect in a picture or recording that makes details unclear

indicates loss of fine detail rather than a hairlike feel
defocus
vsblurriness
7.4

A photo or view that is blurry and not clear

can come from many reasons rather than only from being out of focus
unclarity
vsblurriness
7.5

A cloudy state in water or a photo that makes it hard to see through

focuses more on lacking sharp outlines and fine detail in form

Antonyms

152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

5 3.2

How clear and detailed an image or sound appears

How Clear

clarity
152 3.0
blurriness
2 4.5
vagueness
8 6.1
obscurity
33 7.4

Surface Forms

blurriness singular
blurrinesses plural

Morphology

blurriness = blurry (transparent) = blur + iness

The suffix '-ness' is transparently added to 'blurry' to form a noun indicating the state or quality.

Etymology

The word blurriness comes from the simple verb blur, from an old word meaning 'to make dim' or 'to smudge'. Think of a photo rubbed by a finger so the edges become soft and unclear, and you have the idea of blurriness: the quality of not being sharp or clear.