soft focusadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t) ˈfəʊkəs/, U.S.

/ˌsɔf(t) ˈfoʊkəs/,

/ˌsɑf(t) ˈfoʊkəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., focus n.

Etymology: < soft adj. + focus n., probably after soft-focused adj.

A. adj. (attributive). Usually with hyphen.

1. Characterized by or producing a deliberate slight blurring or lack of definition in a photograph, film, video, or other visual reproduction; photographed, filmed, etc., using this effect.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > indistinct

foggy1854

veiled1856

fogged1891

soft-focused1906

soft focus1911

1911 Photo-Miniature June 391 They are about to introduce a new pictorial or soft-focus lens.

1940 A. L. M. Sowerby Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 15) 600 The most pleasing soft-focus effects are obtained by superposing a diffused image upon a more sharply-defined one, this giving a kind of ‘halo’ round the lights.

1978 P. Theroux Picture Palace ix. 71 Photographs looked freckled and corpse-like, soft-focus poses that might have been painters' instant fossils.

1991 Photo Answers May (Photoguide Suppl.) 6/2 Lighting's one way of achieving it [sc. mood]. A soft-focus filter's another.

2013 New Yorker 14 Jan. 36/2 She sent him a soft-focus digital image of a girl who she said was her fourteen-year-old sister.

2. figurative. Diffuse, blurred, unclear, imprecise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] > obscure, vague

cloudyc1400

indeterminatec1400

diffuse1430

diffused?1456

obscure?a1475

infinite1520

ambiguous1529

indistincta1530

nubilous1533

dark1557

undetermined1588

undefinite1589

undeterminate1603

indetermined1611

undefined1611

suspense1624

umbrageous1635

clouded1641

undeterminated1641

fuliginous1646

implicit1660

vague1690

diffusive1709

nubilose1730

foggy1737

unliquidated1780

hazy1781

indecisive1815

nebulous1817

penumbral1819

aoristic1846

scumbled1868

nubiform1873

out-of-focus1891

fuzzy1937

soft focus1938

1938 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 1 June 7/1 A new powder that lends your skin a ‘soft-focus’ look.

1961 W. T. Jones Romantic Syndrome viii. 227 We might begin..by making a count of soft-focus imagery in the works of various poets.

1979 Listener 16 Aug. 214/4 This [play]..was full of winsome Irishness and soft-focus sentimentality.

2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 174 That little town, with all its beautiful strangeness..gave the world such soft-focus romanticism.

B. n.

Deliberate slight blurring or lack of definition in a photograph, film, video, etc. Frequently in in soft focus. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [noun] > indistinctness

veil1853

fogging1854

fog1856

halation1859

veiling1864

red fog1873

light fog1880

fuzz1889

soft focus1919

graininess1921

irradiation1924

unsharpness1961

1919 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 29 Jan. 13/4 I shall only rotate my diffusing adjustment and enter into soft focus.

1929 Parnassus 1 42/2 The intense regard of this style for effects of light and contrasts of shadow produce most effective results in soft focus.

1961 W. T. Jones Romantic Syndrome viii. 235 Once the critic replaces a vague liking for ‘romantic qualities’ with a preference for ‘soft-focus’..he is much more likely to make an adequate assessment of the work of the poets and painters.

2007 H. Kunzru My Revol. 136 Sam..had always craved the Christmas advertised on television, the big family party shot in golden soft focus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft focus
释义	soft focusadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t) ˈfəʊkəs/, U.S. /ˌsɔf(t) ˈfoʊkəs/, /ˌsɑf(t) ˈfoʊkəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., focus n. Etymology: < soft adj. + focus n., probably after soft-focused adj. A. adj. (attributive). Usually with hyphen. 1. Characterized by or producing a deliberate slight blurring or lack of definition in a photograph, film, video, or other visual reproduction; photographed, filmed, etc., using this effect. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > indistinct foggy1854 veiled1856 fogged1891 soft-focused1906 soft focus1911 1911 Photo-Miniature June 391 They are about to introduce a new pictorial or soft-focus lens. 1940 A. L. M. Sowerby Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 15) 600 The most pleasing soft-focus effects are obtained by superposing a diffused image upon a more sharply-defined one, this giving a kind of ‘halo’ round the lights. 1978 P. Theroux Picture Palace ix. 71 Photographs looked freckled and corpse-like, soft-focus poses that might have been painters' instant fossils. 1991 Photo Answers May (Photoguide Suppl.) 6/2 Lighting's one way of achieving it [sc. mood]. A soft-focus filter's another. 2013 New Yorker 14 Jan. 36/2 She sent him a soft-focus digital image of a girl who she said was her fourteen-year-old sister. 2. figurative. Diffuse, blurred, unclear, imprecise. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] > obscure, vague cloudyc1400 indeterminatec1400 diffuse1430 diffused?1456 obscure?a1475 infinite1520 ambiguous1529 indistincta1530 nubilous1533 dark1557 undetermined1588 undefinite1589 undeterminate1603 indetermined1611 undefined1611 suspense1624 umbrageous1635 clouded1641 undeterminated1641 fuliginous1646 implicit1660 vague1690 diffusive1709 nubilose1730 foggy1737 unliquidated1780 hazy1781 indecisive1815 nebulous1817 penumbral1819 aoristic1846 scumbled1868 nubiform1873 out-of-focus1891 fuzzy1937 soft focus1938 1938 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 1 June 7/1 A new powder that lends your skin a ‘soft-focus’ look. 1961 W. T. Jones Romantic Syndrome viii. 227 We might begin..by making a count of soft-focus imagery in the works of various poets. 1979 Listener 16 Aug. 214/4 This [play]..was full of winsome Irishness and soft-focus sentimentality. 2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 174 That little town, with all its beautiful strangeness..gave the world such soft-focus romanticism. B. n. Deliberate slight blurring or lack of definition in a photograph, film, video, etc. Frequently in in soft focus. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [noun] > indistinctness veil1853 fogging1854 fog1856 halation1859 veiling1864 red fog1873 light fog1880 fuzz1889 soft focus1919 graininess1921 irradiation1924 unsharpness1961 1919 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 29 Jan. 13/4 I shall only rotate my diffusing adjustment and enter into soft focus. 1929 Parnassus 1 42/2 The intense regard of this style for effects of light and contrasts of shadow produce most effective results in soft focus. 1961 W. T. Jones Romantic Syndrome viii. 235 Once the critic replaces a vague liking for ‘romantic qualities’ with a preference for ‘soft-focus’..he is much more likely to make an adequate assessment of the work of the poets and painters. 2007 H. Kunzru My Revol. 136 Sam..had always craved the Christmas advertised on television, the big family party shot in golden soft focus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1911
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