fuzziness

fuzz·y  (fz)

adj. fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est

1. Covered with fuzz.

2. Of or resembling fuzz.

3. Not clear; indistinct: a fuzzy recollection of past events.

4. Not coherent; confused: a fuzzy plan of action.

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[Perhaps from Low German fussig, spongy; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

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fuzzi·ly adv.

fuzzi·ness n.

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Noun

1.

fuzziness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines blurriness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness opaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light dimness, faintness - the quality of being dim or lacking contrast vagueness - indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"