Blurry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indistinct or hazy in outline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæpɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːtdəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːtdəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæpɪlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a landscape of blurred outlines
the trees were just blurry shapes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hazy fuzzy blurred bleary foggy muzzy

Parts of Speech

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

verschwommen

undeutlich oder verschwommen im Umriss

🇫🇷French

flou

contour indistinct ou flou

🇪🇸Spanish

borroso

contorno indistinto o confuso

🇮🇹Italian

offuscato

contorni indistinti o confusi

🇳🇱Dutch

wazig

onduidelijk of wazig van omtrek

🇵🇹Portuguese

embaçado

contorno indistinto ou nebuloso

🇷🇺Russian

размытый

нечеткие или туманные очертания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धुँधली

रूपरेखा में अस्पष्ट या धुँधली

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাপসা

আউটলাইনে অস্পষ্ট বা অস্পষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

மங்கலான

வெளிப்புறத்தில் தெளிவற்ற அல்லது மங்கலானது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టంగా

అవుట్‌లైన్‌లో అస్పష్టంగా లేదా మబ్బుగా ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

बाह्यरेखा मध्ये अस्पष्ट किंवा अस्पष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

રૂપરેખામાં અસ્પષ્ટ અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಬಾಹ್ಯರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಮಬ್ಬು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങിയ

രൂപരേഖയിൽ അവ്യക്തമോ മങ്ങിയതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

ਰੂਪਰੇਖਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا

آؤٹ لائن میں غیر واضح یا دھندلا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊的

轮廓模糊或模糊

🇯🇵Japanese

ぼやけた

輪郭が不明瞭またはぼやけている

🇰🇷Korean

흐릿한

윤곽이 불분명하거나 흐릿함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mờ

không rõ ràng hoặc mơ hồ trong phác thảo

🇹🇭Thai

พร่ามัว

ไม่ชัดเจนหรือคลุมเครือในโครงร่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

buram

garis besarnya tidak jelas atau kabur

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

malabo o malabo sa balangkas

🇲🇾Malay

kabur

tidak jelas atau kabur dalam rangkanya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضبابي

غير واضح أو ضبابي في الخطوط العريضة

🇮🇷Persian

تار

طرح کلی نامشخص یا مبهم است

🇹🇷Turkish

bulanık

ana hatları belirsiz veya puslu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטושטשת

לא ברור או מעורפל במתאר

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