out of focus
Lacking visual clarity
Out of focus describes an image that appears blurry because the lens wasn't properly adjusted for the distance: Half my vacation photos came out of focus.
Figuratively, something out of focus lacks clarity or definition: His argument remained out of focus throughout the lecture.
The opposite is in focus.
- blurLack of sharpness
- bokehAesthetic quality of defocus
- soft edgesIndistinct, gradual boundaries
- camera shakeUnwanted movement during exposure
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
underexposure · astigmatism · haze · distortion · pixelation · vagueness · obscurity · myopia · imprecision · glasses · farsightedness · blurry vision · uncertainty · misalignment · fuzzy · inattentiveness · smudged · distracted
- photo termssharp, blurry, JPEG, bright, dark
- Shot Errorsblur, overexposure, underexposure, camera shake, bad timing
- Focus Termssharp, blurry, hazy, fuzzy, clear
- partially visiblesilhouette, outline, shadow, glimpse, peek
- unfocuseddistracted, blurry, fuzzy, vague, unclear
- soft focusblur, bokeh, diffusion, softness, shallow depth
out of focusin focus
Optically clear and defined
sharp · focused · crisp · clear · well-defined
out of focusfocused
Directing attention narrowly
concentrated · sharp · clear-headed · lucid · clearheaded
focus, out, focused, focusing, focal, focuses, out-of-focus, soft-focus, unfocused