"ぼうっと" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Japanese]

Forms: bōtto [romanization]
Etymology: Generally considered to be a compound of onomatopoeia ぼ (bo) + adverbial particle と (to). Extension of shorter version ぼっと (botto), emphasizing an extended ongoing state of mental or visual fuzziness, vagueness, or indistinctness. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|ぼ}} ぼ (bo), {{ja-r|と}} と (to), {{ja-r|ぼっと}} ぼっと (botto) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ぼうっと • (bōtto)
  1. Unclearly, indistinctly, vaguely.
    Sense id: en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-Ndx1wpZJ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 59 3 38 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 65 3 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 73 2 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 65 3 32
  2. The sound of a fire burning strongly.
    Sense id: en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-FWZGl1G0
  3. By extension, indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly.
    Sense id: en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-8YNVZM2n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ぼおっと (bōtto), ぼーっと (bōtto), ぼっと (botto), ぼんやり (indistinctly)

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "word": "ぼっと"
    },
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      "roman": "indistinctly",
      "word": "ぼんやり"
    }
  ],
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}

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