Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.

    If I take off my glasses, everything close up looks blurry.

    verschwommen, schwammig, nebulös

    расплы́вчатыйrasplývčatyj, размы́тыйrazmýtyj

  2. (figuratively)Not clear; lacking well-defined boundaries.

    It would seem that the line between flirting and sexual harassment has become quite blurry.

    verschwommen, undeutlich

More definitions
  • indistinct or hazy in outline

Examples

22 sentences
  1. The photo is blurry.

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  2. Everything was blurry.

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  3. My vision is blurry from joy.

    ruПлывёт перед глазами от радости.

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  4. The photograph is a little blurry.

    ruФотография немного нечёткая.

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  5. I can't read it because it's too blurry.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
not clear, crisp, or focused:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not clear, crisp, or focused:
lacking well-defined boundaries:

Forms

blurrier, blurriest
Comparativeblurrier Lesson
Superlativeblurriest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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