unsharpadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃɑːp/, U.S. /ˌənˈʃɑrp/ (un- prefix1 1. Cf. Old English unscearp, Dutch onscherp).
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective]
sweetc888
sootc950
doucea1350
sweetlya1350
softa1398
lusciousc1420
dulcet1440
mellite?1440
sugarishc1450
dulce1508
ambrosiana1522
figgy?1549
nut-sweet1586
nectaredc1595
dulcid1596
marmalady1602
fat1610
unsharp1611
unsour1611
marmalade1617
dulcorous1676
dulceous1688
saccharaceous1689
sugar-candyish1852
saccharic1945
the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > [adjective] > relating to resonance
unsharp1611
resonant1944
the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > action of dispersing particles > [adjective] > relating to resonance scattering
unsharp1611
resonant1944
the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [adjective] > without clearly defined shape
indistinguishable1609
uncertain1638
vague1822
unsharp1889
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inaspro, vnsowre, sweet, vnsharpe.
1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 204 People often call unsharp, fuzzy pictures ‘artistic’.
Derivatives
unˈsharpness n.
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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
1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset xi. 161 Normal action of the diffusing stop, when all the small apertures are clear, results in a moderate degree of unsharpness.
1977 J. Hedgecoe Photographer's Handbk. 314/2 Overall unsharpness can be caused by gross misfocus.
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