longsighted
adjective
(alsolong-sighted)us/ˌlɑːŋˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/uk/ˌlɒŋˈsaɪ.tɪd/longsightedadjective(JUDGMENT)
(alsofar-sighted)
having goodjudgmentabout what willhappenin thefutureand theabilityto makewisedecisionsbasedon this:
Hisforeignpolicywas acombinationof longsightedachievementsandshort-sightedblunders.
Theyshowedthemselves to bebroad-minded,mature, and long-sighted.
Opposite
nearsighted
- You need to be longsighted when it comes tocallingthebottomofbearmarkets.
- Where wouldEnglishliteraturebe today, were it not for some long-sightedpublishersseeingthepotentialof thesewriters?
Wise and sensible
- be a victory for common senseidiom
- cannily
- canny
- clear-headed
- discerning
- long-sightedness
- method
- neat
- neatly
- no flies onsomeoneidiom
- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- right-minded
- sagacious
- victory
- well advised
- wily
- wisdom
- wise
longsightedadjective(EYES)
mainlyUK(USusuallyfar-sighted)
A longsightedpersoncan onlyclearlyseeobjectsthat arefaraway:
Convexlenseshelpthose who are longsighted;concavelensesthose who areshort-sighted.
Long-sightedpeopleareunabletoseecloseobjectsclearly.
Opposite
nearsighted
- It'sfairlycommonforyoungbabieswho are longsighted at sixmonthsto havenormalvisionby thetimethey're four.
- Webecomemore longsighted as wegrowolder.
- Long-sightedchildrenmay bereluctanttoreadandsufferfromheadaches.
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- accommodative
- afterimage
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- astigmatic
- bespectacled
- bifocals
- boss-eyed
- eyestrain
- goggles
- macular degeneration
- monocular
- multifocal
- naked
- nearsightedly
- ocular
- ophthalmology
- pince-nez
- snow blindness
- sty