boke
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- noun
- /boʊk/
- UK
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bokeh
- The photographer used a special lens to create beautiful boke that highlighted the subject in sharp focus.
Examples
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To achieve a pleasing boke, choose a lens with a wide aperture that blurs the background effectively.
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Bokeh (from the Japanese boke, "blur") is a photographic term referring to out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens.
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In this image, the soft boke enhances the dreamy atmosphere of the scene, making the lights appear like floating orbs.
Synonyms
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A hazy image or memory that is hard to see clearly
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A soft blurred background in a photo that makes the subject stand out
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A lack of clear detail in what you see or in a picture
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A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand
A soft, blurred effect in a picture or recording that makes details unclear
How Blurry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boke comes from the Japanese word boke meaning 'blur' or 'haze', and photographers use it for the soft, out-of-focus parts of a picture; this origin explains why boke means the pleasing blur behind the subject.