flou

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French flou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flu/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -u

Adjective

flou (not comparable)

  1. blurred, unclear
    Synonyms: onscherp, wazig

French

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.

Pronunciation

Adjective

flou (feminine floue, masculine plural flous, feminine plural floues)

  1. fuzzy; blurred, blurry; unclear

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

flou (invariable)

  1. blurred (image)
  2. flowing (clothes)

Noun

flou m (invariable)

  1. blurred cinematic effect

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French flou.

Pronunciation

Adjective

flou (masculine flouen, neuter flout, comparative méi flou, superlative am flousten)

  1. vague
  2. blurred, unclear
  3. imprecise

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