Blur vs. Hazy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blur and Hazy
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Blur
To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure
The haze blurred the skyline.
Hazy
Marked by the presence of haze; misty
Hazy sunshine.
Blur
To make dim, unclear, or cloudy
The smoke blurred my vision.
Hazy
Unclear, confused, or uncertain
I have only a hazy notion of what she wants. I'm a bit hazy on the new budget.
Blur
To cause to be intellectually indistinguishable
New thinking has blurred the divisions between disciplines.
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Hazy
Thick or obscured with haze.
A hazy view of the polluted city street
Blur
To become visually indistinct
The faces blurred in the crowd.
Hazy
Not clear or transparent.
Blur
To be unclear or clouded
His vision blurred as the drug took effect.
Hazy
Obscure; confused; not clear.
A hazy argument
A hazy intellect
Blur
To become intellectually indistinguishable
TV commercials and shows seem to blur into one another.
Hazy
Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent.
Blur
Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.
Hazy
Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect.
Blur
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
To blur a photograph by moving the camera while taking it
Hazy
Filled or abounding with fog or mist;
A brumous October morning
Blur
To smear, stain or smudge.
To blur a manuscript by handling it while damp
Hazy
Indistinct or hazy in outline;
A landscape of blurred outlines
The trees were just blurry shapes
Blur
(intransitive) To become indistinct.
Blur
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Blur
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Blur
To transfer the input focus away from.
Blur
A smear, smudge or blot
Blur
Something that appears hazy or indistinct
The surroundings went by in a blur.
Blur
(obsolete) A moral stain or blot.
Blur
In a state of doubt or confusion.
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.
Blur
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
Blur
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,But can not blur my lost renown.
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.
Blur
A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
Blur
A moral stain or blot.
Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name.
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
Blur
Become glassy; lose clear vision;
Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
Blur
To make less distinct or clear;
The haze blurs the hills
Blur
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;
Her remarks confused the debate
Their words obnubilate their intentions
Blur
Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Blur
Make dim or indistinct;
The drug blurs my vision
Blur
Become vague or indistinct;
The distinction between the two theories blurred
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