SOFT FOCUS

Meaning of SOFT FOCUS in English

If something in a photograph or film is in soft focus , it has been made slightly unclear to give it a more romantic effect.

In the background, in soft focus, we see his smiling wife.

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SOFT-FOCUS — adjective Date: 1916 having unsharp outlines, producing an image having unsharp outlines
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOFT-FOCUS — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: soft focus 1. of a photographic image : having unsharp outlines 2. of a lens : producing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFT FOCUS — noun : unsharpness of a photograph due to intentional diffusion of the lens image
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFT FOCUS — — soft-focus , adj. Photog. an image, often created by a special lens, that is recognizable but somewhat blurred or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFT-FOCUS — adjective Date: 1916 1. of a photographic image : having unsharp outlines 2. of a lens : producing an image …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOFT-FOCUS — Pronunciation: ' so ̇ f(t)- ' f ō -k ə s Function: adjective Date: 1916 1 of a photographic image …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOFT FOCUS — ■ noun deliberate slight blurring or lack of definition in a photograph or film.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOFT-FOCUS — [soft-fo.cus] adj (1916) 1 of a photographic image: having unsharp outlines 2. of a lens: producing an image having unsharp …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOFT FOCUS — noun [ U ] a method of producing a photograph so that the edges of the image are not clear, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFT FOCUS — ˌsoft ˈfocus BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a way of photographing or filming things so that the edges of the objects …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOFT FOCUS — If something in a photograph or film is in ~, it has been made slightly unclear to give it a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOFT FOCUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Applied over makeup, this transparent, velvety gel puts wrinkles into soft focus . ▪ Each …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFT FOCUS — "мягкий" фокус, нерезкое изображение
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
SOFT — I. ˈsȯft also ˈsäft adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English softe, soft, from Old English sōfte, alteration (probably influenced …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOCUS — I. ˈfōkəs noun ( plural focuses -ōkəsə̇z ; or fo·ci -ōˌsī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, fireplace, hearth; perhaps akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFT — — softly , adv. — softness , n. /sawft, soft/ , adj., softer, softest , n., adv., interj. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOCUS — — focusable , adj. — focuser , n. /foh"keuhs/ , n. , pl. focuses, foci /-suy, -kuy/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOCUS — I. ˈfō-kəs noun ( plural fo·ci ˈfō-ˌsī also -ˌkī ; also fo·cus·es ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hearth Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOFT — superl somewhat weak in intellect. 2. soft ·superl weak in character; impressible. 3. soft ·superl gentle in action or motion; …
Webster English vocab
FOCUS — noun a central point; a point of concentration. 2. focus ·vt to bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to …
Webster English vocab
SOFT — [soft] adj [ME, fr. OE softe, alter. of sefte; akin to OHG semfti soft] (bef. 12c) 1 a: pleasing or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOCUS — [fo.cus] n, pl fo.ci also fo.cus.es [NL, fr. L, hearth] (1644) 1 a: a point at which rays (as of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOFT — soft BrE AmE sɒft sɔːft AmE sɔːft sɑːft ▷ softer ˈsɒft ə ˈsɔːft- AmE ˈsɔːft ə r ˈsɑːft- ▷ softest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOCUS — focus BrE AmE ˈfəʊk əs AmE ˈfoʊk əs ▷ focus|ed, ~sed t ▷ focus|es, ~ses ɪz əz ▷ focus|ing, ~sing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOFT — / sɒft; NAmE sɔːft/ adjective ( soft·er , soft·est ) NOT HARD 1. changing shape easily when pressed; not stiff …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOCUS — / ˈfəʊkəs; NAmE ˈfoʊ-/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -s- or -ss- ) 1. focus (sth) (on / upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFT — soft S2 W2 /sɒft $ sɒːft/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative softer , superlative softest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOCUS — I. fo ‧ cus 1 S3 W2 AC /ˈfəʊkəs $ ˈfoʊ-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOCUS — n. & v. --n. (pl. focuses or foci) 1 Physics a the point at which rays or waves meet after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOCUS — n. & v. n. (pl. focuses or foci) 1 Physics a the point at which rays or waves meet after …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Oxford English vocab
FOCUS — n. & v. --n. (pl. focuses or foci) 1. Physics a the point at which rays or waves meet after …
Oxford English vocab
SOFT — ( softer, softest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOCUS — ( foci /foʊsaɪ/ , focuses, focusing, focused) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOCUS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES attention/emphasis/focus shifts ▪ In this stage of a rape case, the focus often shifts …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFT
Cambridge English vocab
FOCUS — (SCIENCE) [noun] [C] [plural] focuses or [formal] foci - (in physics) the point where waves of light or sound which …
Cambridge English vocab
SOFT — Synonyms and related words : Mickey Mouse, accented, accepting, adoring, affectionate, afraid, alveolar, anemic, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulated, assimilated, asthenic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOCUS — Synonyms and related words : adductor, approach, asymptote, attractant, attrahent, axiom, blurred, blurry, bottleneck, bring into focus, center, center of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFT — adj. soft on soft boiled soft pedal soft shell soft soap soft spot soft touch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOCUS — I. noun 1 special interest/attention ADJECTIVE ▪ central , main , major , primary , prime , principal , real …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOFT — INDEX: 1. soft and easy to press or crush 2. soft and pleasant to touch 3. soft and wet 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOFT — adj. 25B6; adjective soft fruit : MUSHY, squashy, pulpy, pappy, slushy, squelchy, squishy, doughy; informal gooey; Brit. informal squidgy. soft …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOCUS — n. 25B6; noun schools are a focus of community life : CENTRE, focal point, central point, centre of attention, hub, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFT — adj. 1 yielding, cushiony, plushy, spongy, squeezable, compressible, squashy, squashable, flexible, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, flexile, flexuous, unstarched This mattress …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOCUS — n. 1 centre, concentration, focal point, heart, core, target, convergence, hub, nave; cynosure Why should Anita always be the focus …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOCUS — 1. сущ.; мн. - focuses, foci 1) физ.; опт. фокус in focus ≈ в фокусе out of focus ≈ не …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOCUS — focus.ogg 1. ʹfəʋkəs n ( pl foci, focuses ʹfəʋkəsız ) 1. физ. фокус in out of focus - в не …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOCUS — 1) фокус; мн. ч. фокальные точки, главные фокусы || фокусировать; наводить на резкость; сходиться в одной точке 2) фокусное расстояние …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FOCUS — 1) фокус; мн. ч. фокальные точки, главные фокусы || фокусировать; наводить на резкость; сходиться в одной точке 2) фокусное расстояние 3) фокусировка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SOFT — 1) гибкий 2) ковкий 3) магнитно-мягкий 4) мягкий 5) мягкорисующий 6) неконтрастный 7) низкоплавкий 8) пресный • soft focus lens — мягкорисующий объектив soft magnetic material — магнитно-мягкий материал, физ. …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FOCUS — 1) фокус || собирать в фокусе; помещать в фокусе; фокусировать 2) фокусирование, фокусировка || фокусный 3) точка фокуса 4) горн. очаг, центр • focus on …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SOFT
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOCUS — focus сущ.; мн. ч. focuses, foci1) физ.; оптика фокус in focus — в фокусе out of focus — не в …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOCUS — 1. ʹfəʋkəs n ( pl foci, focuses ʹfəʋkəsız ) 1. физ. фокус in out of focus - в не в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOCUS — 1. сущ. ; мн. focuses, foci 1) физ. ; опт. фокус in focus — в фокусе out of focus — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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