Blur
"Parklife" performers, London
Blur is a loss of sharpness or clarity—the smeared quality of something seen through rain-streaked glass or remembered imperfectly.
Things blur when their edges become indistinct: The trees blurred past the train window, Years have blurred the details.
A blur is also something perceived this way: The whole week was a blur.
To blur the lines between things is to make distinctions less clear.
Combine into unity
- blendCombine into mixture
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- fadeLose intensity gradually
smudge · soften · gradation · transition · intermingle · obscure · muddle · conflate
Aesthetic quality of defocus
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- defocusRemove optical clarity
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- f-stopLens opening ratio
soft-focus · tilt-shift · background · foreground · sharp · clarity · exposure · panning
Without clear direction
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
glasses · squint · soft-focus · indistinct · myopia · out-of-focus · eyesight · prescription
Unclear, indistinct
distant · forgotten · dreamlike · fragmentary · indistinct · dim · muddled · confused
Visible square artifacts
- filterPorous separation device
- PhotoshopProfessional graphics manipulation program
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
anti-aliasing · censorship · redaction · mosaic · averaging · kernel · algorithm · processing
merge
Combine into unity
fade · smudge · soften · gradation · transition · intermingle · obscure · muddle · conflate · fuse
streak
Unbroken series
whoosh · flash · whir · swift · rapid · trailing · afterimage · zipline · velocity · zoom
bokeh
Aesthetic quality of defocus
f-stop · soft-focus · tilt-shift · background · foreground · sharp · clarity · exposure · panning · long-exposure
unfocused
Without clear direction
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
astigmatism · glasses · squint · soft-focus · indistinct · myopia · out-of-focus · eyesight · prescription · contacts
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
faded · distant · forgotten · dreamlike · fragmentary · indistinct · dim · muddled · confused · jumbled
pixelation
Visible square artifacts
- filterPorous separation device
- PhotoshopProfessional graphics manipulation program
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
feathering · anti-aliasing · censorship · redaction · mosaic · averaging · kernel · algorithm · processing · masking
Britpop
Mid-nineties UK rock movement
alternative · indie · London · reunion
- BritpopSuede, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, NME, Camden
- racing gamesGran Turismo, Need for Speed, The Crew, drift racing, Destruction Derby
- 90sTamagotchi, pogs, Furby, slap bracelets, Tickle Me Elmo
- 90s MusicNirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Green Day, Radiohead
- British MusicThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
- Activision BlizzardBlizzard, Call of Duty, Diablo, Warcraft, World of Warcraft
Blursharpness
Keenness of edge, mind, or image
focus · clarity · definition · sharp · clear
Blurclarity
State of being understandable
lucidity · distinctness · vividness · precision · clear-headedness
Blursharp edge
Honed cutting surface
definition · demarcation · delineation · outline · contour
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- blurry visionUnclear, indistinct seeing
- blur the linesErode clear boundaries
- motion blurSmearing from movement
- blurring the lines
- blurry photo