clarity vs focus

focus vs clarity

clarity and focus both are nouns.

clarity is not a verb while focus is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clarity	Yes	No	No	No
focus	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, focus is a hyponym of clarity; that is, focus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clarity:

clarity: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
focus: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

Other hyponyms of clarity include monosemy, clearcutness, preciseness, perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness, unambiguity, unequivocalness, explicitness.

clarity (noun)	focus (noun)
the quality of clear water	maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression	maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
	a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
	a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
	special emphasis attached to something

clarity (verb)	focus (verb)
	become focussed or come into focus
	put (an image) into focus
	direct one's attention on something
	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
	cause to converge on or toward a central point

Difference between clarity and focus

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