Blur
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“The surroundings went by in a blur.”
“Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take⟳ the risk⟳ of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last⟳ the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see⟳ it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.”
“The fightback when it came was in the [Roger] Federer fashion: unfussy, filled with classy strokes from the back with perfectly timed interventions at the net that confounded his opponent. The third set⟳ passed in a bit of a blur, the fourth, which led to the second tie-break, was the most dramatic of the match⟳.”
“Unfortunately, a small artificial pupil also tends to increase⟳ the amount of diffraction somewhat, but this increase⟳ in blur is considerably smaller than the decrease that results from the control⟳ of other factors.”
“The second option (right-hand page) features a sharp background and a cyclist who appears as a smudge of blur.”
“Selectively applying blur to the edges can give⟳ the impression of a toy camera or a tilt-shift lens.”
“[…]with her raillyng sette a great blurre on myne honesty”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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