ぼんやり
ぼんやり
adverb / na-adjective / suru-verb
vaguely, absent-mindedly
1.
vaguely, dimly
Not clearly; indistinctly.
ぼんやり見える。
It looks dim.
遠くの山がぼんやり見える。
The distant mountains can be seen dimly.
霧で景色がぼんやりしている。
The scenery looks hazy because of the fog.
2.
absent-mindedly, in a daze
Without focus or attention; spacing out.
ぼんやりと窓の外を見ていた。
I was gazing absent-mindedly out the window.
ぼんやりしていて電車を乗り過ごした。
I was spacing out and missed my train stop.
休みの日は何もしないでぼんやり過ごした。
I spent my day off doing nothing, just idling away.
An onomatopoeic word with multiple related uses.
PATTERNS:
- ぼんやり(と)する (to space out, to be vague)
- ぼんやり(と)見える (to be dimly visible)
- ぼんやりした + noun (vague, hazy)
COMMON USES:
- ぼんやりした記憶 (vague memory)
- ぼんやりした輪郭 (blurry outline)
- ぼんやり過ごす (to spend time idly)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- うっかり - carelessly (implies a mistake)
- ぼんやり - absent-mindedly (implies lack of focus)
- ぼーっと - spaced out, zoning out