flou

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 flavus (“yellow”), though the semantics is difficult to trace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flu/

Adjective

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

1. fuzzy; blurred, blurry; unclear

Further reading

• “flou” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

flou (invariable)

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

Noun

flou m (invariable)

1. blurred cinematic effect

Etymology

Borrowed from French flou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

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

1. vague
2. blurred, unclear
3. imprecise