blurriness
- noun
- /ˈblɜːrɪnəs/
- 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.
- The upside of this is that we will endure far better than primates, A weirdly constructive cognitive blurriness.
- In that youth, in that blurriness, what I always deploys common sense.
- All right, no, no, the blurriness that I do see it looks Oh, no, like it looks.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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The photograph suffered from blurriness, making it difficult to see the details.
Synonyms
A hazy image or memory that is hard to see clearly
A gentle light or view with blurred edges
A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand
A feeling of being confused and slow to think
Lack of clear detail that makes things hard to see or hear
Lack of clear detail that makes pictures or thoughts hard to understand
A soft, blurred effect in a picture or recording that makes details unclear
A photo or view that is blurry and not clear
A cloudy state in water or a photo that makes it hard to see through
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.