What does BLUR mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blur, fuzzverb

    a hazy or indistinct representation

    "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"

  2. film over, glaze over, blurverb

    become glassy; lose clear vision

    "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"

  3. blurverb

    to make less distinct or clear

    "The haze blurs the hills"

  4. confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilateverb

    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

  5. smear, blur, smudge, smutchverb

    make a smudge on; soil by smudging

  6. blur, blearverb

    make dim or indistinct

    "The fog blurs my vision"

  7. blur, dim, slurverb

    become vague or indistinct

    "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

Wiktionary

  1. blurnoun

    A smear, smudge or blot

  2. blurnoun

    Something that appears hazy or indistinct

  3. blurverb

    To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

  4. blurverb

    To smear, stain or smudge.

  5. blurverb

    To become indistinct.

  6. Etymology: Cognate with to blear, the verb is from the noun.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BLURnoun

    Etymology: borra, Span. a blot. Skinn.

    Man, once fallen, was nothing but a great blur; a total universal pollution. South.

  2. To Blurverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Such an act,
    That blurs the grace and blush of modesty,
    Calls virtue hypocrite. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Long is it since I saw him;
    But time hath nothing blurr’d those lines of favour,
    Which then he wore. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    Concerning innate principles, I desire these men to say, whether they can, or cannot, by education and custom, be blurred and blotted out. John Locke.

    Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
    But cannot blur my lost renown. Hudibras, p. i. cant. iii.

ChatGPT

  1. blur

    Blur refers to a lack of sharpness or focus in an image, object, or perception, where details and features are unclear or smeared. It can also refer to the act of making something less distinct or precise.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blurverb

    to render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink

  2. Blurverb

    to cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken

  3. Blurverb

    to sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation

  4. Blurnoun

    that which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance

  5. Blurnoun

    a dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur

  6. Blurnoun

    a moral stain or blot

Wikidata

  1. Blur

    Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1988 as Seymour, the group consists of singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist/singer Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape. As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". In recording their follow-up, Blur, the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock groups. "Song 2", one of the album's singles, brought Blur mainstream success in the United States. Their next album, 13 saw the band members experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank. Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects. In 2008 Blur reunited, with Coxon back in the fold, for a series of concerts and have continued to release several singles and retrospective releases. In 2012, Blur received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Blur

    blur, n. a blot, stain, or spot.—v.t. to blot, stain, obscure, or blemish (with out, over):—pr.p. blur′ring; pa.p. blurred. [A variety of Blear.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLUR in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLUR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BLUR in a Sentence

  1. Aidan Jacobson:

    It was basically a blur, brad Gobright screamed. I screamed. I went through some vegetation, and then all I remember is seeing Brad Gobright blue Gramicci shirt bounce over the edge.

  2. Jonathon Keats:

    If the landscape changes over time, the photographic plate will show multiple overlapping scenes or the motion blur of a scene that gradually morphs.

  3. Jonathan McDowell:

    The line does blur sometimes, but that's very much the exception.

  4. Jay Williams:

    Eventually what OxyContin helped me with was just mentally facing people, still to this day, there’s not one day that goes by where somebody doesn’t say to me, ‘Oh yeah, you’re that guy, you threw away your career in a wreck right?’ or fans are like, ‘Ah man you killed us man, you killed us Bulls fans.’ So people reminded me of the worst day of my life and OxyContin for me throughout that time was a way for me to escape that–- numb them out and blur the conversation.

  5. Bob Iger:

    We're pushing the limits of imagination and innovation, we'll actually blur the lines for our guests between fantasy and reality and put them right in the middle of the rebellion and give them an active role in a fight against the First Order.

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  • размазванеBulgarian
  • rozostřit, rozmazatCzech
  • ManchaSpanish
  • تیرگیPersian
  • hämäryys, sumentaa, tahra, tahrata, hämärtyä, hämärtää, sumentua, sumeusFinnish
  • s'estomper, estomper, salissure, flou, brouiller, tache, marqueFrench
  • elhomályosodik, összefoltoz, folt, elhomályosít, összepacáz, homályHungarian
  • לְטַשׁטֵשׁHebrew
  • ぼける, ぼかすJapanese
  • bezoedelen, onduidelijke plek, bevlekken, smet, bekladden, vlekje, veeg, vervagen, nevelig beeldDutch
  • rozmazanyPolish
  • desfocar, borrão, borrarPortuguese
  • розмиттяUkrainian

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