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soft focus

noun

, Photography.
  1. an image, often created by a special lens, that is recognizable but somewhat blurred or diffused.


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Other Words From

  • soft-focus adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft focus1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

At the time, I’d gotten these mall shots, the ones with soft focus, your hand on your face.

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And Turn looks and feels like some sort of soft-focus dramatic-reenactment segment from a PBS documentary about Aaron Burr.

The Liberal ad showed a soft-focus Trudeau in a school classroom meltingly promising a “better country.”

And the costuming of the soft-focus heroine is feminine, maternal and homey.

The oilman airs soft-focus ads promoting wind power (wind is about right).

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