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Added 9 October 2026

blur

/ˈblɜː/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about blur at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A hazy or indistinct representation.
it happened so fast it was just a blur

verb

Become glassy; lose clear vision.
Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
To make less distinct or clear.
The haze blurs the hills
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred.
Her remarks confused the debate

Origin

From earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English *blerian (attested in āblered (“made bare, made bald”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“pale”). Compare Scots blore, bloar (“to blur, cover with blots”), Low German bleeroged (“blear-eyed”). More at blear.

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