Blur vs. Fade — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blur and Fade
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Blur
To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure
The haze blurred the skyline.
Fade
To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually
The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.
Blur
To make dim, unclear, or cloudy
The smoke blurred my vision.
Fade
To lose freshness; wither
Summer flowers that had faded.
Blur
To cause to be intellectually indistinguishable
New thinking has blurred the divisions between disciplines.
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Fade
To lose strength or vitality; wane
Youthful energy that had faded over the years.
Blur
To become visually indistinct
The faces blurred in the crowd.
Fade
To disappear gradually; vanish
A hope that faded.
Blur
To be unclear or clouded
His vision blurred as the drug took effect.
Fade
(Sports) To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
Blur
To become intellectually indistinguishable
TV commercials and shows seem to blur into one another.
Fade
(Football) To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.
Blur
Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.
Fade
To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength
Exposure to sunlight has faded the carpet.
Blur
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
To blur a photograph by moving the camera while taking it
Fade
(Sports) To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.
Blur
To smear, stain or smudge.
To blur a manuscript by handling it while damp
Fade
(Games) To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.
Blur
(intransitive) To become indistinct.
Fade
The act of fading.
Blur
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Fade
A gradual dimming or increase in the brightness or loudness of a light source or audio signal.
Blur
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Fade
A transition in a cinematic work or slide presentation in which the image gradually appears on or disappears from a blank screen.
Blur
To transfer the input focus away from.
Fade
(Sports) A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.
Blur
A smear, smudge or blot
Fade
A control mechanism on a stereo that adjusts the distribution of power between the front and rear channels.
Blur
Something that appears hazy or indistinct
The surroundings went by in a blur.
Fade
A style of haircut in which the hair is cut close to the sides and back of the head and trimmed to result in gradually longer lengths toward the top of the head.
Blur
(obsolete) A moral stain or blot.
Fade
(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
Blur
In a state of doubt or confusion.
Fade
(archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.
Blur
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.
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favorWhich then he wore.
Fade
(golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
Blur
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
Fade
A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
Blur
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,But can not blur my lost renown.
Fade
(slang) A fight.
Blur
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.
Fade
A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
Blur
A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
Fade
(slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
Blur
A moral stain or blot.
Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name.
Fade
To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
Blur
A hazy or indistinct representation;
It happened so fast it was just a blur
He tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
Fade
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
Blur
Become glassy; lose clear vision;
Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
Fade
(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Blur
To make less distinct or clear;
The haze blurs the hills
Fade
(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
Blur
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;
Her remarks confused the debate
Their words obnubilate their intentions
Fade
(transitive) To cause to fade.
Blur
Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Fade
To bet against (someone).
Blur
Make dim or indistinct;
The drug blurs my vision
Fade
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous.
Blur
Become vague or indistinct;
The distinction between the two theories blurred
Fade
To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away.
Fade
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Fade
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
The stars shall fade away.
He makes a swanlike end,Fading in music.
Fade
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
No winter could his laurels fade.
Fade
A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer;
He took lessons to cure his slicing
Fade
Gradually ceasing to be visible
Fade
Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;
The scene begins to fade
The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
Fade
Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;
Her bloom was fading
Fade
Disappear gradually;
The pain eventually passed off
Fade
Become feeble;
The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
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