diffused
Spread widely around
Diffused describes something spread out over a wide area rather than concentrated in one place.
Diffused light is scattered and soft, without harsh shadows: The frosted glass diffused the sunlight.
The term applies to anything dispersed broadly—diffused responsibility, diffused power, diffused attention.
What's diffused lacks a single focal point.
Spread widely apart
- spreadTo distribute widely
- disseminatedSpread widely abroad
- distributedDivided and given out
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
strewn · scattered · sprinkled · peppered · dotted · interspersed · permeated · suffused
Of the surroundings
- glowingGiving off steady light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- indirectNot straight or immediate
backlit · haloed · aureate · lambent · opalescent · pearlescent · translucent · gossamer
Made less capable
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- watered-downReduced in strength
- attenuatedLessened in force
- reducedMade less in amount
diminished · lessened · faint · pale · washed-out · diluted · tenuous · rarefied
Yielding to touch
- gentleSoft and kind
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- subduedReduced in intensity
- toned-downMade less extreme
mellow · tempered · moderated · understated · low-key · quiet · restrained · calmed
dispersed
Spread widely apart
- spreadTo distribute widely
- disseminatedSpread widely abroad
- distributedDivided and given out
broadcast · strewn · scattered · sprinkled · peppered · dotted · interspersed · permeated · suffused · radiated
ambient
Of the surroundings
- glowingGiving off steady light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
indirect · backlit · haloed · aureate · lambent · opalescent · pearlescent · translucent · gossamer · diaphanous
weakened
Made less capable
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- watered-downReduced in strength
- attenuatedLessened in force
reduced · diminished · lessened · faint · pale · washed-out · diluted · tenuous · rarefied · sparse
soft
Yielding to touch
toned-down · mellow · tempered · moderated · understated · low-key · quiet · restrained · calmed · eased
blurred
Indistinct, lacking clarity
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
vague · unclear · nebulous · soft-focus · gauzy · filmy · misty · foggy · clouded · obscured
- translucentfrosted glass, rice paper, wax paper, tracing paper, sheer fabric
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
- mixture statesmixed, blended, combined, dissolved, diluted
diffusedconcentrated
Gathered or intensified
focused · gathered · centralized · converged · collected
- oil diffuserDisperses aromatic oils airborne
- diffused lightIllumination scattered evenly everywhere
- essential oil diffuserDisperses fragrant plant concentrates
- diffuse lightLight spread evenly, not direct
- reed diffuserOil-wicking fragrance dispenser
- diffuse reflectionLight dispersed by rough surfaces
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