Word Study
focused (root: focus)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective focused has 3 senses
- focused(a = adj.all) focussed - being in focus or brought into focus; Array Antonym: unfocused
- focused(s = adj.all) focussed - (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire"
- focused(s = adj.all) Array - of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
focused, adj.
- being in focus or brought into focus; clearly delineated; -- of an image. Opposite of
unfocused . [WordNet 1.5] - converging on a point; -- of light rays; as, focused light rays can set something afire. [WordNet 1.5]
- concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose. [WordNet 1.5]
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