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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between dim, blur and indistinct?
What is the difference between these words? In my mothertongue all of them are expressed with the same word.
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"dim" implies low light levels. g. it is a long way away, its outline is hard to discern, etc).
- "dim" implies low light levels.
- g.
- it is a long way away, its outline is hard to discern, etc).
- "dim" (in the sense I assume you intend) and "indistinct" are adjectives, while "blur" is a verb or noun, so they cannot be directly compared.
- Probably you mean "blurred".
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"dim" implies low light levels. Something can be indistinct even in good lighting (e.g. it is a long way away, its outline is hard to discern, etc).
"dim" (in the sense I assume you intend) and "indistinct" are adjectives, while "blur" is a verb or noun, so they cannot be directly compared. Probably you mean "blurred". "blurred" describes a specific type of effect; see these examples:
"dim" (in the sense I assume you intend) and "indistinct" are adjectives, while "blur" is a verb or noun, so they cannot be directly compared. Probably you mean "blurred". "blurred" describes a specific type of effect; see these examples:
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