focus vs emphasis

emphasis vs focus

focus and emphasis both are nouns.

focus is a verb but emphasis is not a verb.

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

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

focus: special emphasis attached to something
emphasis: special importance or significance

Other hypernyms of focus include accent.

focus (noun)	emphasis (noun)
maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system	intensity or forcefulness of expression
maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
the concentration of attention or energy on something	special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section	special importance or significance
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)	emphasis (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 emphasis

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