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- [blur]
- /blɜr/
- /blɜːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blur]
- /blɜr/
Definitions of blurred word
- verb with object blurred to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot. 1
- verb with object blurred to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct: The fog blurred the outline of the car. 1
- verb with object blurred to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible: The blow on the head blurred his senses. 1
- verb without object blurred to become indistinct: Everything blurred as she ran. 1
- verb without object blurred to make blurs. 1
- noun blurred a smudge or smear that obscures: a blur of smoke. 1
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Origin of blurred
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; akin to blear
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blurred
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blurred popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blurred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blurred
adj blurred
- aerier — ethereal; aerial.
- aeriest — ethereal; aerial.
- aery — lofty, insubstantial, or visionary
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- bleary — If your eyes are bleary, they look dull or tired, as if you have not had enough sleep or have drunk too much alcohol.
adjective blurred
- amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- dim — DIM statement
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- emulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of emulsify.
- faint — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
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