"unsharp" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unsharp [comparative], most unsharp [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *unscharp, from Old English unsċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *unskarp, from Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz, equivalent to un- + sharp. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”), West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”), Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”), German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”), German unscharf (“unsharp”), Danish uskarp (“unsharp”), Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”), Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*unscharp}} Middle English *unscharp, {{inh|en|ang|unsċearp}} Old English unsċearp, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*unskarp}} Proto-West Germanic *unskarp, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*unskarpaz}} Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz, {{pre|en|un|sharp|id1=negative}} un- + sharp, {{cog|stq|uunskäärp|t=unsharp}} Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”), {{cog|fy|ûnskerp|t=unsharp}} West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”), {{cog|nl|onscherp|t=unsharp}} Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”), {{cog|nds-de|unscharp|t=unsharp}} German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”), {{cog|de|unscharf|t=unsharp}} German unscharf (“unsharp”), {{cog|da|uskarp|t=unsharp}} Danish uskarp (“unsharp”), {{cog|sv|oskarp|t=unsharp}} Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”), {{cog|no|uskarp|t=unsharp}} Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsharp (comparative more unsharp, superlative most unsharp)
  1. Not sharp, as:
    (imaging, graphics) out of focus; blurry.
    Sense id: en-unsharp-en-adj-VFjf96Us Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 24 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 29 35
  2. Not sharp, as:
    (tools) dulled or intentionally blunt.
    Sense id: en-unsharp-en-adj-qs1Z-j0P Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 29 35 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tools
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nonsharp Derived forms: unsharpness Translations (not sharp): uskarp (Danish), uskarp (Norwegian Bokmål), uskarp (Norwegian Nynorsk)
Disambiguation of 'not sharp': 50 50

Verb [English]

Forms: unsharps [present, singular, third-person], unsharping [participle, present], unsharped [participle, past], unsharped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *unscharp, from Old English unsċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *unskarp, from Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz, equivalent to un- + sharp. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”), West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”), Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”), German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”), German unscharf (“unsharp”), Danish uskarp (“unsharp”), Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”), Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*unscharp}} Middle English *unscharp, {{inh|en|ang|unsċearp}} Old English unsċearp, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*unskarp}} Proto-West Germanic *unskarp, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*unskarpaz}} Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz, {{pre|en|un|sharp|id1=negative}} un- + sharp, {{cog|stq|uunskäärp|t=unsharp}} Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”), {{cog|fy|ûnskerp|t=unsharp}} West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”), {{cog|nl|onscherp|t=unsharp}} Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”), {{cog|nds-de|unscharp|t=unsharp}} German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”), {{cog|de|unscharf|t=unsharp}} German unscharf (“unsharp”), {{cog|da|uskarp|t=unsharp}} Danish uskarp (“unsharp”), {{cog|sv|oskarp|t=unsharp}} Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”), {{cog|no|uskarp|t=unsharp}} Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsharp (third-person singular simple present unsharps, present participle unsharping, simple past and past participle unsharped)
  1. (transitive, imaging, graphics) To sharpen (an image) by creating a blurred ("unsharp") negative as a mask, and then combining that mask with the original. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unsharp-en-verb-VKyKdp5r Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 29 35

Inflected forms

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "unsċearp"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English unsċearp",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*unskarp"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *unskarp",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*unskarpaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un",
        "3": "sharp",
        "id1": "negative"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + sharp",
      "name": "pre"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "uunskäärp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "ûnskerp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "onscherp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "unscharp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "unscharf",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "German unscharf (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "uskarp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish uskarp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "oskarp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "uskarp",
        "t": "unsharp"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *unscharp, from Old English unsċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *unskarp, from Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz, equivalent to un- + sharp. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”), West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”), Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”), German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”), German unscharf (“unsharp”), Danish uskarp (“unsharp”), Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”), Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unsharps",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unsharping",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unsharped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unsharped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unsharp (third-person singular simple present unsharps, present participle unsharping, simple past and past participle unsharped)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sharpen (an image) by creating a blurred (\"unsharp\") negative as a mask, and then combining that mask with the original."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharpen",
          "sharpen"
        ],
        [
          "blurred",
          "blurred"
        ],
        [
          "negative",
          "negative"
        ],
        [
          "mask",
          "mask"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "imaging; graphics; imaging; graphics",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, imaging, graphics) To sharpen (an image) by creating a blurred (\"unsharp\") negative as a mask, and then combining that mask with the original."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "unsharp masking"
  ],
  "word": "unsharp"
}

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