dim vs unsharp

dim

adj
  • Indistinct, hazy or unclear. 

  • Not bright or colorful. 

  • Not smart or intelligent. 

  • Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of. 

verb
  • To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct 

  • To make something less bright. 

  • To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. 

  • To become darker. 

unsharp

adj
  • out of focus; blurry. 

  • dulled or intentionally blunt. 

verb
  • To sharpen (an image) by creating a blurred ("unsharp") negative as a mask, and then combining that mask with the original. 

How often have the words dim and unsharp occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )