half-seenadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈsiːn/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈsin/

Forms: see half adv. and seen adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adv., seen adj.

Etymology: < half adv. + seen adj., after half-see v.

Seen only briefly, partially, or indistinctly; that makes a vague or fleeting visual impression. Also figurative: only partially comprehended or acknowledged.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > indistinct

dimc1000

blinda1398

undistingued1398

obscure?a1450

undistinct1495

shadowed1588

undistinguishable1600

shady1626

blear1637

filmed1637

indistinguishable1642

crepusculous1646

adumbrated1650

oblite1650

faint1660

monogrammous1678

blurred1701

faintish1712

wispya1717

adumbrant1727

muzzy1744

indistinct1764

fuzzy1778

misty1797

shadowy1797

undistinguished1814

woolly1815

vague1822

furzy1825

mystified1833

slurred1843

feeble1860

smudginga1861

filmy1864

smudgy1865

blurry1884

slurry1937

1622 J. Hagthorpe Divine Medit. xxxvii. 83 As the Sunne from two halfe Hemispheares, Illumines Earth..So the soule affords The like, through her halfe seene, halfe hidden Orbes.

1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. xiii. 54 What..was nearly banished from my waking thoughts, occurred, in an incongruous and half-seen form, to my dreams.

1873 Gentleman's Mag. July 55 Out of the ghostly mist broke a whirling throng of half-seen figures.

1975 Bilingual Rev. 2 321/1 Behind the American dream of individual freedom and opportunity has always stood the half-seen reality of suffering and oppression for masses of nameless others.

2010 J. E. Casey Missing ii. 29 My heart still pounded at every sudden noise and half-seen movement.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-seen
释义	half-seenadj. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈsiːn/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈsin/ Forms: see half adv. and seen adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adv., seen adj. Etymology: < half adv. + seen adj., after half-see v. Seen only briefly, partially, or indistinctly; that makes a vague or fleeting visual impression. Also figurative: only partially comprehended or acknowledged. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > indistinct dimc1000 blinda1398 undistingued1398 obscure?a1450 undistinct1495 shadowed1588 undistinguishable1600 shady1626 blear1637 filmed1637 indistinguishable1642 crepusculous1646 adumbrated1650 oblite1650 faint1660 monogrammous1678 blurred1701 faintish1712 wispya1717 adumbrant1727 muzzy1744 indistinct1764 fuzzy1778 misty1797 shadowy1797 undistinguished1814 woolly1815 vague1822 furzy1825 mystified1833 slurred1843 feeble1860 smudginga1861 filmy1864 smudgy1865 blurry1884 slurry1937 1622 J. Hagthorpe Divine Medit. xxxvii. 83 As the Sunne from two halfe Hemispheares, Illumines Earth..So the soule affords The like, through her halfe seene, halfe hidden Orbes. 1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. xiii. 54 What..was nearly banished from my waking thoughts, occurred, in an incongruous and half-seen form, to my dreams. 1873 Gentleman's Mag. July 55 Out of the ghostly mist broke a whirling throng of half-seen figures. 1975 Bilingual Rev. 2 321/1 Behind the American dream of individual freedom and opportunity has always stood the half-seen reality of suffering and oppression for masses of nameless others. 2010 J. E. Casey Missing ii. 29 My heart still pounded at every sudden noise and half-seen movement. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.1622
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