focus vs clearness

clearness vs focus

focus and clearness both are nouns.

focus is a verb but clearness is not a verb.

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

As nouns, clearness is a hypernym of focus; that is, clearness is a word with a broader meaning than focus:

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

Other hypernyms of focus include clarity, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity.

focus (noun)	clearness (noun)
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 quality of clear water
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

focus (verb)	clearness (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 focus and clearness

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