Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

blur

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

1blur

noun \ˈblər\

Definition of BLUR

1
: a smear or stain that obscures
2
: something vaguely or indistinctly perceived; especially : something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly seen

Origin of BLUR

perhaps akin to Middle English bleren to blear
First Known Use: 1519

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: blurb (noun)
Previous Word in the Dictionary: blunt trauma
All Words Near: blur

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up blur? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).