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# blurriness

noun (blurriness, uncountable)

«blurriness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The state of being blurry: not sharp or clear, so you cannot see the edges or details well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#m1)
2. Unclear vision, when things look fuzzy to your eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#m2)
3. A lack of clearness in ideas or memories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on light and eyes, blurriness happens when an image is out of focus; glasses or lenses can fix it. In photos, blurriness comes from moving the camera. Health: sudden blurriness of vision should be checked by a doctor.

### Examples

- The blurriness in the photo was because I moved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#x1)
- Glasses fixed the blurriness of his eyesight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#x2)
- Tell an adult if you notice blurriness when reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#x3)
- The blurriness of the picture made it hard to see the bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#x4)
- After swimming, I had some blurriness in my eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/#x5)

### Note

Uncountable. From blurry + -ness (y changes to i). Related: blur, blurry, blurred.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blurriness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurriness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blurriness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blurriness.html) on Mova free.