focus vs pellucidity

pellucidity vs focus

focus and pellucidity both are nouns.

focus is a verb but pellucidity is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

focus (noun)	pellucidity (noun)
maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system	passing light without diffusion or distortion
maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
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)	pellucidity (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 pellucidity

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