blurs
Makes edges soft
Blurs is the plural of blur and the verb form meaning to make or become indistinct.
A blur is something seen unclearly—a smear of color, a shape without edges: The passing train was just a blur.
To blur is to obscure sharpness: Tears blurred her vision.
Figuratively, things blur when distinctions between them fade: The line between work and life blurs when you work from home.
Unclear dirty mark
- smearSpread or defame
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
frost · condensation · fingerprint · grease · film · residue · grime · clouding
Merge distinct elements
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- confuseCause mental disorientation
- obscureUnknown to most
- elideOmit in pronunciation
erode · efface · erase · diminish · undermine · obfuscate · cloud · complicate
Without clear direction
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- blearyDim from fatigue
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
smudged · smeared · indistinct · soft-focus · nearsighted · squinting · astigmatism · eyestrain
Combine into mixture
- mergeCombine into unity
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- featherBird's body covering
gradient · diffuse · vignette · seamless · transition · overlap · intermingle · bleeding
Aesthetic quality of defocus
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
- filterPorous separation device
- post-processingModifying output after generation
- tilt-shiftSelective plane-of-focus photography
defocus · anti-aliasing · smoothing · feathering · masking · layering · shader · rendering
smudge
Unclear dirty mark
steam · frost · condensation · fingerprint · grease · film · residue · grime · clouding · fogging
conflate
Merge distinct elements
elide · erode · efface · erase · diminish · undermine · obfuscate · cloud · complicate · confound
unfocused
Without clear direction
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- blearyDim from fatigue
- fuzzySoft and unclear
hazy · smudged · smeared · indistinct · soft-focus · nearsighted · squinting · astigmatism · eyestrain · teary
blend
Combine into mixture
feather · gradient · diffuse · vignette · seamless · transition · overlap · intermingle · bleeding · softening
bokeh
Aesthetic quality of defocus
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
- filterPorous separation device
- post-processingModifying output after generation
tilt-shift · defocus · anti-aliasing · smoothing · feathering · masking · layering · shader · rendering
streak
Unbroken series
velocity · panning · whirl · spin · dash · swoosh · rushing · flicker · strobe · kinetic
blursclarifies
Makes more understandable
distinguishes · differentiates · elucidates · illuminates · delineates
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- blur the linesErode clear boundaries
- motion blurSmearing from movement
- blurring the lines
- blurred boundariesUnclear divisions between things
- background blurUnfocused area behind subject
blur, blurred, blurring, blurriness, blurrier, unblurred, blurriest