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Farsightedness   /fˌɑrsˈaɪtɪdnəs/   Listen
Farsightedness

noun
1.
A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.  Synonym: presbyopia.
2.
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects.  Synonyms: hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness.
3.
Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing.  Synonyms: foresight, prevision, prospicience.





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"Farsightedness" Quotes from Famous Books



... the farsightedness of his father-in-law that he forthwith sat him down and made a will of his own. He would not have it said that Sara's father did a whit better by her than he would do. He left everything he possessed to his wife, but put no ...
— The Hollow of Her Hand • George Barr McCutcheon
... off toward the top of the peak now high above them, and then, with the peculiar farsightedness of an outdoor man of the West, looked around at the horizon as if calculating the ...
— The Plunderer • Roy Norton


Words linked to "Farsightedness" :   farsighted, longsightedness, ametropia, myopia, knowing


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