blur
blur is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. J. R. Drake.
- 2.To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown. Hudibras.
- 3.That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller.
- 4.A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
- 5.A moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- birthmark
- blain
- blemish
- blobber
- blobber-lipped
- bloodshot
- blot
- blotch
- blubber
- defect
- deformity
- deterioration
- dirt
- discolored
- disfigure
- disfigurement
- excrescence
- eyesore
- flaw
- freckle
- freckled
- imperfect
- imperfection
- injure
- injury
- lip
- list
- macula
- maculation
- mole
- patch
- pimple
- pitted
- protuberance
- pustule
- scar
- skin
- smudge
- speck
- speckle
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is blur.
- What is to cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. J. R. Drake called?
- What is to sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown. Hudibras called?
- What is that which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller called?
- What is a dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur called?
- What is a moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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