soft-focusedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t)ˈfəʊkəst/, U.S.

/ˌsɔf(t)ˈfoʊkəst/,

/ˌsɑf(t)ˈfoʊkəst/

Forms: 1900s– soft-focused, 1900s– soft-focussed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft adj., focus n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < soft adj. + focus n. + -ed suffix². Compare later soft focus n. and soft-focus v.

1. Photographed, filmed, videoed, etc., in soft focus; put into soft focus.

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

foggy1854

veiled1856

fogged1891

soft-focused1906

soft focus1911

1906 Photo-era Mag. Nov. 325 The prevalence of the soft-focused picture..gives..a greater illusion of atmosphere and of light.

1939 L. Moholy Hundred Years Photogr. xxvi. 166 The soft-focused, gentle and placid portrait photograph of the Reynolds and Gainsborough style.

1977 New Yorker 27 June 35/1 Rose did not like to look at them, at their soft-focussed meekly smiling gratitude.

2016 Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. 23 Soft-focused sunlit images of a country setting off for work.

2. In extended use, with reference to music, words, etc.: deliberately lacking absolute clarity or precision; somewhat vague.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adjective] > qualities of music generally

wanton1583

martial1609

hesychastic1694

systaltic1694

figureless1887

ethnic1912

novelty1915

treacly1930

Afro1938

soft-focused1942

Afro-Caribbean1947

pop1956

toppy1956

shit-kicking1961

spacy1967

prog1976

loungy1977

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > vague or inexplicit

oblique?a1475

overthwart1545

indirect1584

slenting1642

undeterminate1649

vaguea1661

wide1662

indeterminate1773

unexplicit1775

nebulose1799

imprecise1805

misty1816

nebulous1817

inexplicit1827

fuzzy1937

soft-focused1942

wifty-wafty1943

1942 Poetry 60 151 Here we have, in ripest decay, that soft-focussed fuzzy following of the diction.

1997 Jazz Times June 128/2 The soft-focused arrangements tend to be heavy-handed.

2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 July a21 Its recent multimillion-dollar advertising blitz in swing states has involved soft-focused messages touting her commitment to children's needs.

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

单词	soft-focused
释义	soft-focusedadj. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t)ˈfəʊkəst/, U.S. /ˌsɔf(t)ˈfoʊkəst/, /ˌsɑf(t)ˈfoʊkəst/ Forms: 1900s– soft-focused, 1900s– soft-focussed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft adj., focus n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < soft adj. + focus n. + -ed suffix². Compare later soft focus n. and soft-focus v. 1. Photographed, filmed, videoed, etc., in soft focus; put into soft focus. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > indistinct foggy1854 veiled1856 fogged1891 soft-focused1906 soft focus1911 1906 Photo-era Mag. Nov. 325 The prevalence of the soft-focused picture..gives..a greater illusion of atmosphere and of light. 1939 L. Moholy Hundred Years Photogr. xxvi. 166 The soft-focused, gentle and placid portrait photograph of the Reynolds and Gainsborough style. 1977 New Yorker 27 June 35/1 Rose did not like to look at them, at their soft-focussed meekly smiling gratitude. 2016 Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. 23 Soft-focused sunlit images of a country setting off for work. 2. In extended use, with reference to music, words, etc.: deliberately lacking absolute clarity or precision; somewhat vague. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adjective] > qualities of music generally wanton1583 martial1609 hesychastic1694 systaltic1694 figureless1887 ethnic1912 novelty1915 treacly1930 Afro1938 soft-focused1942 Afro-Caribbean1947 pop1956 toppy1956 shit-kicking1961 spacy1967 prog1976 loungy1977 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > vague or inexplicit oblique?a1475 overthwart1545 indirect1584 slenting1642 undeterminate1649 vaguea1661 wide1662 indeterminate1773 unexplicit1775 nebulose1799 imprecise1805 misty1816 nebulous1817 inexplicit1827 fuzzy1937 soft-focused1942 wifty-wafty1943 1942 Poetry 60 151 Here we have, in ripest decay, that soft-focussed fuzzy following of the diction. 1997 Jazz Times June 128/2 The soft-focused arrangements tend to be heavy-handed. 2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 July a21 Its recent multimillion-dollar advertising blitz in swing states has involved soft-focused messages touting her commitment to children's needs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1906
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