blurriness

Out of focus

Blurriness is the quality of being blurry—lacking sharpness or clear definition.

The term applies to images, vision, or boundaries: The blurriness of the photograph made it hard to identify anyone.

Figuratively, blurriness describes vagueness or lack of precision: There's a certain blurriness to the distinction between art and craft.

optical

unfocused

Without clear direction

soft · defocused · bokeh · aberration · diffraction · distortion · smeared · ghosting · halation · sharpness

cognitive

vague

Unclear, ill-defined

confused · hazy · foggy · indistinct · uncertain · ambiguous · nebulous · imprecise · unfocused · disoriented

vision

myopia

Blurry distance vision

eyestrain · watery · tears · dilated · glasses · contacts · corrective · squinting · prescription · optometrist

boundary

indistinct

Unclear, hard to perceive

diffused · gradient · faded · undefined · merging · overlapping · transitional · imperceptible

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Opposites
visual clarity

blurrinesssharpness

Keenness of edge, mind, or image

clarity · crispness · focus · clearness · definition

conceptual/mental clarity

blurrinessclarity

State of being understandable

clearness · lucidity · distinctness · precision · explicitness

Family

blur, blurry, blurred, blurring, blurrier, unblurred, blurriest, deblur, nonblurry

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G