flou

Meaning

fuzzy; blurred, blurry; unclear

Concepts

fuzzy

blurred

dim

vague

blur

blurry

fuzziness

hazy

faint

foggy

🌁

bleary

unfocused

muzzy

indistinct

indistinctness

light

shadowy

slur

smudged

smudgy

softness

wiggly

wispy

absent-minded

ill-defined

airy

blockhead

blurriness

confused

😕

dark

flowing

fogginess

gray

grey

inaccurate

incoherent

indefinite

Synonyms

vague

👋

confus

😕

vaporeux

indistinct

brumeux

faible

gris

imprécis

incohérent

léger

manquant de clarté

mou

nébuleux

obscur

pas clair

sombre

terne

touffu

trouble

floue

grisonner

brouiller

troublé

distrait

embrouillé

étourdi

évanouissement

Translations

sfocato

verschwommen

borrós

borroso

bulanık

mosso

wazig

desfocado

sfumato

unscharf

vago

θολός

αμυδρός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flu/

Etymology

From Middle French flou, from Old French flou, flo (“soft, wilted, tired, exhausted”), from Old Frankish *hlāo (“lukewarm, tepid, mild”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlēw- (“to be warm or hot”). More at lew.
Alternative etymology derives Old French flou, flo from Latin flāvus (“yellow”), via a farming metaphor.