blur
Edges gone soft
Blur is indistinctness—the loss of sharp edges or clear boundaries.
A photograph can be blurry, and so can vision or memory: The details have blurred over time.
To blur is to make something indistinct or to become so: Tears blurred her vision, The line between work and life has blurred.
A blur of motion suggests speed that defeats perception: The days passed in a blur.
Low-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
steam · vapor · cloudiness · murkiness · haziness · dust · fumes · aerosol
Unclear, hard to perceive
- unclearNot easily understood
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- murkyDark and unclear
muddled · fuzzy · imprecise · indefinite · uncertain · dim · faint · elusive
Soft and unclear
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- softYielding to touch
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
unclear · unfocused · bleary · myopic · nearsighted · bokeh · defocus · presbyopia
Keep from being seen
Spread or defame
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- splotchIrregular colored mark
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
smoke · steam · vapor · cloudiness · murkiness · haziness · dust · fumes · aerosol · opacity
indistinct
Unclear, hard to perceive
murky · muddled · fuzzy · imprecise · indefinite · uncertain · dim · faint · elusive · sketchy
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- softYielding to touch
indistinct · unclear · unfocused · bleary · myopic · nearsighted · bokeh · defocus · presbyopia · astigmatism
conceal
Keep from being seen
cloak · hide · screen · cloud · dim · fade · shadow · soften · mute · dull
smear
Spread or defame
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- stainLasting surface discoloration
splotch · streak · wipe · rub · daub · mark · charcoal · pastel · ink · graphite
speed
Rate of motion
zoom · rush · flash · sweep · spin · movement · trail · afterimage · pan · shake
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- sightvision, eyesight, view, glimpse, glance
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- incomprehensionconfusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, perplexity, bafflement
- phone photographycamera phone, smartphone camera, selfie, photo, front camera
blurfocus
Concentrated attention point
sharpness · definition · resolution · sharpen · clarify
blurclarity
State of being understandable
clarify · elucidate · distinction · illuminate · explain
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- blurry visionUnclear, indistinct seeing
- blur the linesErode clear boundaries
- motion blurSmearing from movement
- blurring the lines
- blurry photo
blurry, blurred, blurring, blurs, blurriness, blurrier, blurrily, unblurred, blurriest