Spanish word

difuminar

Pronunciation

IPA/difumiˈnaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbblur

Example

¿Puedes difuminar la foto?

Can you blur the photo?

Illustration for difuminar (blur)

More examples

En edición, suele ser útil difuminar el fondo para centrar la atención en el sujeto.

In editing, it is often useful to blur the background to focus attention on the subject.

Core concept

Image in which boundaries melt into neighboring tones, reducing edge sharpness.

Common phrases

  • difuminar el maquillaje

    blur the makeup

  • difuminar el fondo

    blur the background

Similar words

emborronar: Smears surfaces by rubbing or wetting, leaving streaky or smeared marks.
desdibujar: Blurs clear outlines so shapes lose sharp boundaries and become visually ambiguous.
desvanecer: Causes color or light to fade gradually until it becomes faint or barely noticeable.
empañar: Fogs a surface or interior with tiny condensation or film, reducing transparency.

Definition in Spanish

Desvanecer gradualmente rasgos o contrastes de una imagen o dibujo para que los límites entre elementos queden menos perceptibles.

Word origin

Derived from Latin fumus 'smoke' plus a dispersive prefix (dis- became dif-), giving a sense of spreading that blurs details.

Usage tips

  • In image editing difuminar usually corresponds to a smudge or soften action rather than the lens blur sense.

Other meanings

  • smudgeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • difuminaciónblurringnoun
  • difuminadoblurredadjective

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