Bleary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tired to the point of exhaustion

indistinct or hazy in outline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌænɑːnˈɪɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪsəlwˌɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪsəlwˌɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌænɑːnˈɪɾɪk/.

Examples

a landscape of blurred outlines
the trees were just blurry shapes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hazy fuzzy blurred blurry muzzy bleary-eyed foggy blear blear-eyed

Parts of Speech

adjective	tired to the point of exhaustion
adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline “a landscape of blurred outlines”

Word Forms

blur	noun	a hazy or indistinct representation
blurriness	noun	the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
fog	noun	confusion characterized by lack of clarity
fogginess	noun	the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
fuzziness	noun	the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
haze	noun	confusion characterized by lack of clarity
haziness	noun	vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trübe

müde bis zur Erschöpfung

🇫🇷French

chassieux

fatigué jusqu'à l'épuisement

🇪🇸Spanish

nublado

cansado hasta el agotamiento

🇮🇹Italian

confuso

stanco fino allo sfinimento

🇳🇱Dutch

vaag

moe tot op het punt van uitputting

🇵🇹Portuguese

turvo

cansado ao ponto da exaustão

🇷🇺Russian

туманный

устал до изнеможения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पष्ट

थकावट की हद तक थका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লারি

ক্লান্তি বিন্দু পর্যন্ত ক্লান্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

மங்கலான

களைப்புக்கு சோர்வாக

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లేరీ

అలిసిపోయేంత వరకు అలసిపోయాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लेरी

थकवा च्या बिंदू पर्यंत थकवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

થાકના બિંદુ સુધી થાકેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲೇರಿ

ನಿಶ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ದಣಿದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലേറി

തളർന്ന് തളർന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

بلیری

تھکن کی حد تک تھکا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏昏欲睡的

累到精疲力竭

🇯🇵Japanese

ぼんやりとした

疲れ果てるまで疲れた

🇰🇷Korean

흐릿한

지칠 정도로 피곤하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảm đạm

mệt mỏi đến kiệt sức

🇹🇭Thai

มัว

เหนื่อยจนหมดแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bilis

lelah sampai kelelahan

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

pagod to the point of exhaustion

🇲🇾Malay

keruh

penat sampai keletihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غائم

متعب لدرجة الإرهاق

🇮🇷Persian

تاریک

خسته تا حد خستگی

🇹🇷Turkish

kasvetli

bitkinlik noktasına kadar yorgun

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעורפל

עייף עד עייפות

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