"flou" meaning in French

See flou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /flu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-flou.wav [France, Lyon] 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, {{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”), {{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
    Sense id: en-flou-fr-adj-1oRTFRTU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 5 31 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 65 17 6 13

Noun

IPA: /flu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-flou.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: flous [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, {{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”), {{uder|fr|la|flāvus||yellow}} Latin flāvus (“yellow”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} flou m (plural flous)
  1. A visual appearance lacking in sharpness or precise detail; blurriness. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flou-fr-noun-ujyqrZVL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Vision Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 5 31 Disambiguation of Vision: 15 48 23 13
  2. A blur or blurry area within a visual image. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flou-fr-noun-Y~6L5mQj
  3. (figurative) A lack of clarity or precision in ideas. Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-flou-fr-noun-ssH0guI4 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 35 28 2 6 1 11 2 3 2 9 2 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 5 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dans le flou

Inflected forms

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