blurrings
Edges becoming indistinct
Blurrings are instances of making something less distinct or clear.
The word appears in contexts where boundaries, distinctions, or images lose their sharpness—whether literally or figuratively: the blurrings of memory over time, constant blurrings between work and personal life.
The singular blurring is more common.
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- fogginessObscured or unclear state
- hazinessState of being unclear
muddling · dulling · clouding · unfocusing · dissociating · numbing · grogginess · dazedness
Concealing by covering
- veilingConcealing with covering
- shroudingCovering to conceal
- cloudingMaking less transparent
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
concealing · hiding · screening · obfuscating · camouflaging · disguising · shadowing · enshrouding
Murky atmospheric suspension
- smearSpread or defame
- fuzzinessIndistinct or unclear quality
- cloudinessAtmospheric opacity from vapor
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
bleariness · dimness · mistiness · softness · unfocused · out-of-focus · bokeh · veil
Openness to multiple interpretations
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- imprecisionLack of exactness
- indefinitenessLack of clear boundaries
haziness · murkiness · obscurity · equivocation · inexactness · fuzziness · abstraction · indeterminacy
Blending into one
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- overlappingCovering part of another
- blendingCombining into uniformity
softening · erasing · melding · intermingling · gradation · transition · feathering · bleeding
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- fogginessObscured or unclear state
haziness · muddling · dulling · clouding · unfocusing · dissociating · numbing · grogginess · dazedness
masking
Concealing by covering
eclipsing · concealing · hiding · screening · obfuscating · camouflaging · disguising · shadowing · enshrouding · enveloping
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
- smearSpread or defame
- fuzzinessIndistinct or unclear quality
- cloudinessAtmospheric opacity from vapor
murkiness · bleariness · dimness · mistiness · softness · unfocused · out-of-focus · bokeh · veil · film
ambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- imprecisionLack of exactness
indefiniteness · haziness · murkiness · obscurity · equivocation · inexactness · fuzziness · abstraction · indeterminacy · nebulousness
merging
Blending into one
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- overlappingCovering part of another
blending · softening · erasing · melding · intermingling · gradation · transition · feathering · bleeding · diffusing
smudging
Making blurry marks
feathering · charcoal · pastel · diffusing · gradating · stippling · layering · washing · glazing · brushwork
blurringssharpenings
Acts of honing edges
clarifications · delineations · distinctions · demarcations · definitions
- blurring the lines
- motion blurringMovement rendered as smear