fuzzy

fuzz·y

 (fŭz′ē)

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 pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

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fuzz′i·ly adv.

fuzz′i·ness n.

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fuzzy

(ˈfʌzɪ)

adj, fuzzier or fuzziest

1. of, resembling, or covered with fuzz

2. indistinct; unclear or distorted

3. not clearly thought out or expressed

4. (of the hair) tightly curled or very wavy

5. (Mathematics) maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function: fuzzy set; fuzzy logic.

6. (Computer Science) (of a computer program or system) designed to operate according to the principles of fuzzy logic, so as to be able to deal with data which is imprecise or has uncertain boundaries

ˈfuzzily adv

ˈfuzziness n

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fuzz•y

(ˈfʌz i)

adj. fuzz•i•er, fuzz•i•est.

1. of the nature of or resembling fuzz.

2. covered with fuzz.

3. indistinct; blurred: a fuzzy photograph.

4. muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker.

[1590–1600]

fuzz′i•ly, adv.

fuzz′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fuzzy - covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" fuzzed haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
	2.	fuzzy - indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" blurred, blurry, muzzy, bleary, foggy, hazy indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
	3.	fuzzy - confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"

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fuzzy

adjective

1. Covered with hair:

fleecy, furry, hairy, hirsute, pilose, woolly.

2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible:

blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.

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Translations

أزْغَب، ذو زَغَبغامِض، مُبْهَم

chlupatýplstnatýrozmazaný

dunetuklar

flaumigundeutlichvage

θαμπός

epäselvänukkainensameasekavasumea

flouconfusfloconneux

bolyhoselmosódotthomályospontatlanszőrmók

òakinn fíngerîum hárum, loîinnóskÿr

arricciatoconfusocoperto di peluriasfocato

dunet

nejasenzabrisanzmeden

suddig

fluhavlınet olmayan

有绒毛的模糊的

fuzzy

[fʌzɪ]

A. ADJ (fuzzier (compar) (fuzziest (superl)))

1. [hair] → rizado; [material] → velloso

2. (= blurred) [photo, memory] → borroso; [ideas, thinking] → confuso

B. CPD fuzzy logic N (Comput) → lógica f difusa, lógica f borrosa

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fuzzy

[ˈfʌzi] adj

[photo] → flou(e)

[hair] → crépu(e)

[idea] → confus(e)

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fuzzy

adj (+er)

(= furry) material, sweater → flauschig; (= frizzy) hair → kraus; fuzzy dice (US) → Plüschwürfel pl

(= unclear) sound, voice, writing → undeutlich; picture, idea, memory, distinction → verschwommen, unscharf; details → unklar; to go fuzzy (picture) → verschwimmen; my brain was fuzzy → ich konnte nicht klar denken; I’m a little fuzzy on what happened → ich weiß nicht so genau, was passiert ist; his head was still fuzzy from the drink → er war von dem Drink noch benebelt

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fuzzy

:

fuzzy-headed

adj (inf: = not clear-thinking) → nicht (ganz) klar im Kopf; (from headache, drugs, drink) → benebelt

fuzzy logic

n (Comput) → Fuzzy Logic f

fuzzy-wuzzy

n (dated pej sl) → Krauskopf m (inf)

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fuzz

(faz) noun

a mass of soft, light material such as fine light hair etc. The peaches were covered with fuzz. dons زَغَب мъх penugem chmýří, plst der Flaum dun χνούδιvello, pelusa ebemed کرک nukka duvet שְׂעַר מְסוּלסַל घुंघराले बाल sicušne dlacice (ploda šipka, breskve) pihe bulu loðna, hárdúnn peluria けば 솜털, 잔털, 보풀 pūkeliai pūka; pūciņa bulu halus donsfine hår, dun, lo puszek په مایعاتو کښې ګاز penugem puf пушок chĺpky puh malje fjun, dun, ludd กลุ่มขนบาง ๆ hav, incecik tüy 絨毛 пух, пушинка ملائم ، ریشے دار ہلکی شے tóc xù, xoăn 绒毛

ˈfuzzy adjective

1. covered with fuzz. fuzzy material. donserig أزْغَب، ذو زَغَب мъхест penugento chlupatý, plstnatý flaumig dunet χνουδωτόςvelloso, con pelusilla; rizado, crespo ebemeline کرک دار nukkainen floconneux מְכוּסֶה בְּמוֹך फुलफुला, रोएंदार dlakav bolyhos berbulu þakinn fíngerðum hárum, loðinn lanuginoso けば立った 보풀로 덮인 pūkuotas pūkains berbulu halus donziglodden, dunet, loet, krusetpuszysty ګاز لرونكى penugento pufos пушистый chlpatý puhast maljav fjunig ที่ปกคลุมไปด้วยขนบาง ๆ havlı 有絨毛的 пухнастий ملائم ، ریشے دار شے xoăn; xù 有绒毛的

2. indistinct; blurred; not clear. The television picture was fuzzy. dof غامِض، مُبْهَم неясен impreciso rozmazaný undeutlich uklar θαμπός, θολός borroso, impreciso; confuso udune تار samea flouמעורפל अस्पष्ट nejasan, zamagljen homályos kabur óskÿr sfuocato ぼやけた 흐릿한 neryškus, miglotas neskaidrs; miglains kabur onscherpuklar, tåket, uskarpzamazany, niewyraźny تياره impreciso neclar расплывчатый rozmazaný zabrisan, zamegljen mutan suddig ที่ไม่ชัดเจน net olmayan, flu 模糊的 непевний دھندلا mờ nhạt 模糊的

ˈfuzzily adverb

dowwerig بِغُموض، بِصورةٍ مُبْهَمَه неясно imprecisamente neurčitě undeutlich, flaumig uklart συγκεχυμένα borrosamente, confusamente, sin precisión uduselt بطور مبهم sameasti flou בִּמעוּרפָּל अस्पष्टता nejasno bodrosan, bolyhosan secara samar-samar á óskÿran hátt indistintamente ぼやけて 흐릿하게 neryškiai, miglotai neskaidri; miglaini dengan kabur onscherpuskarpt, tåket niewyraźnie په ناواضح توګه imprecisamente neclar расплывчато neurčite nejasno mutno suddigt, otydligt อย่างไม่ชัดเจน bulanık/donuk bir şekilde 模糊地 непевно غیر واضح طور پر mờ nhạt 模糊地

ˈfuzziness noun

dofheid غُموض، إبْهام мъглявост imprecisão chlupatost; neostrost die Flaumigkeit, die Undeutlichkeit uskarphed ασάφειαimprecisión; confusión ebemelisus, ähmasus ابهام sameus flouערפול अस्पष्टता nejasnoća, dlakavost bodorítás, bolyhosság kekaburan óskÿrleiki l'essere sfuocato けば立ち 흐릿함 neryškumas, pūkuotumas pūkainums; neskaidrums kekaburan donzigheid, onscherpheid uskarphet, tåkethet brak wyrazistości ابهام imprecisão neclaritate расплывчатость chlpatosť; rozmazanosť zabrisanost mutnost suddighet, otydlighet ความไม่ชัดเจน havlılık; bulanıklık 模糊 непевність دھندلاپن sự mờ nhạt 模糊

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fuzzy

1. a. nublado-a, que no es claramente visible;

2. velloso-a, cubierto de pelusa.

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