"flou" meaning in French

See flou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /flu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-flou.wav Forms: floue [feminine], flous [masculine, plural], floues [feminine, plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|frm|flou}} Middle French flou, {{uder|fr|fro|flou}} Old French flou, {{m|fro|flo||soft, wilted, tired, exhausted}} flo (“soft, wilted, tired, exhausted”), {{der|fr|frk|*hlao|*hlāo|lukewarm, tepid, mild}} Frankish *hlāo (“lukewarm, tepid, mild”), {{uder|fr|gem-pro|*hlēwaz||warm, lukewarm}} Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), {{uder|fr|ine-pro|*ḱlēw-||to be warm or hot}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱlēw- (“to be warm or hot”), {{m|en|lew}} lew, {{uder|fr|la|flāvus||yellow}} Latin flāvus (“yellow”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} flou (feminine floue, masculine plural flous, feminine plural floues)
  1. fuzzy; blurred, blurry; unclear Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-flou-fr-adj-1oRTFRTU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flou meaning in French (2.9kB)

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