SINCE 1828
soft-focus
adjective
soft-fo·cus
| \ ˈsȯf(t)-ˈfō-kəs
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Definition of soft-focus
1
of a photographic image
: having unsharp outlines
2
of a lens
: producing an image having unsharp outlines
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