blear C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /blɪr/ UK /blɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj dim or blurred, as with tears or fatigue; to dim His blear eyes could scarcely read the small print. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dim or blurred, as with... blurdimcloudobscuremistblurreddimmedfilmy ↔ Opposites clearsharpbright Word family Derived forms blearyblearedblearilybleariness Related forms blur Etymology AI details From Middle English bleren ('to make dim, blur'), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Middle High German blerre ('blurredness') and Old English blǣre. bleren Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # blear **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /blɪr/ **IPA (UK):** /blɪə/ ## Meanings 1. dim or blurred, as with tears or fatigue; to dim ## Examples - His blear eyes could scarcely read the small print. ## Synonyms - blur - dim - cloud - obscure - mist - blurred - dimmed - filmy ## Antonyms - clear - sharp - bright ## Derived Forms - bleary - bleared - blearily - bleariness ## Related Forms - blur ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bleren ## Etymology From Middle English bleren ('to make dim, blur'), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Middle High German blerre ('blurredness') and Old English blǣre. ## AI Etymology Blear is from Middle English bleren ('to make dim, blur'), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Middle High German blerre ('blurredness') and Old English blǣre. Important recorded forms include bleren (Middle English). The current sense covers dim or blurred, as with tears or fatigue; to dim. The wider family includes derived forms such as bleary, bleared, blearily, and bleariness and related words such as blur. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown