Fuzzy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

covering with fine light hairs

indistinct or hazy in outline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌzi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌzi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌzi/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʌzi/.

Examples

his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed
a landscape of blurred outlines
the trees were just blurry shapes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hazy blurred blurry bleary foggy fuzzed muzzy

Parts of Speech

adjective	covering with fine light hairs “his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed”
adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline “a landscape of blurred outlines”
adjective	confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out “a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance”

Word Forms

fuzz	noun	the first beard of an adolescent boy
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

mit feinen hellen Härchen bedeckt

🇫🇷French

flou

couvrant de poils fins et clairs

🇪🇸Spanish

difuso

cubriendo con finos pelos claros

🇮🇹Italian

sfocato

ricoperta di peli fini e chiari

🇳🇱Dutch

wazig

bedekt met fijne, lichte haartjes

🇵🇹Portuguese

difuso

cobrindo com pêlos finos e claros

🇷🇺Russian

нечеткий

покрытие тонкими светлыми волосками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फजी

पतले हल्के बालों से ढका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্পষ্ট

সূক্ষ্ম হালকা চুল দিয়ে আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவற்ற

மெல்லிய ஒளி முடிகள் கொண்ட மூடுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గజిబిజిగా

చక్కటి తేలికపాటి వెంట్రుకలతో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

बारीक हलक्या केसांनी झाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

સુંદર હળવા વાળ સાથે આવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾದ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಕೂದಲಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆವರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തമായ

നേർത്ത ഇളം രോമങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് മൂടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

ਵਧੀਆ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مبہم

باریک ہلکے بالوں سے ڈھانپنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊

覆盖着细细的浅色毛发

🇯🇵Japanese

ファジー

🇰🇷Korean

흐린

얇고 가벼운 털로 덮음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mờ nhạt

che phủ bằng những sợi lông mịn nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

คลุมเครือ

ปกคลุมไปด้วยขนบางเบา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kusut

ditutupi dengan bulu-bulu tipis yang halus

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

na natatakpan ng pinong mapusyaw na buhok

🇲🇾Malay

kabur

menutupi dengan bulu halus yang ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غامض

تغطية بشعر خفيف ناعم

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم

پوشاندن با موهای روشن و ظریف

🇹🇷Turkish

bulanık

ince açık renkli tüylerle kaplama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּרפָּל

כיסוי בשערות עדינות בהירות

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The primary meaning of 'fuzzy' is 'covering with fine light hairs'.

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