ぼんやり — meaning in English
bon'yari
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English meaning
- gray adj Having a color between black and white, like the color of clouds or ash.
Senses
ぼんやり is used for these senses in English:
- absent-minded Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- absent-mindedly (manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
- gray Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
gray — full definition
- adj Having a color between black and white, like the color of clouds or ash.
- adj Dull, dreary, or gloomy.
- verb To become gray, especially of hair.