bokeh

[boh-kuh, boh-key]

noun

1. the blurry quality in the out-of-focus parts of a photograph, regarded as an aesthetic effect rendered by a particular lens or its digital simulation.

   This lens creates beautifully sharp images with delightful bokeh that glows and diffuses into the background.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bokeh¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; from Japanese boke “fuzziness, blurring,” shortening of pinboke “state of being out of focus”

Example Sentences

"The deal with AWS shows that OpenAI considers that its path to leadership is paved with getting access to as much computing power as it can get its hands on," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

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"The Fed really came out strongly yesterday saying we don't know what's going to happen," said Kim Forrest of Bokeh Capital Partners.

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“Markets will focus on the Fed’s language, especially what they think,” said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

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"In technology, nobody ever guesses at the beginning who is the loser," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners in Pittsburgh.

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"To me these are desperate moves because that's money out the door to try to keep people on Amazon's platform," Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners in Pittsburgh, said regarding the report's suggestion that Amazon is adding new video providers for Prime.

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