longsightedness
noun[U]
(alsolong-sightedness)us/ˌlɑːŋˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/uk/ˌlɒŋˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/longsightednessnoun[U](JUDGMENT)
(alsofar-sightedness)
goodjudgmentabout what will beneededin thefutureand theabilityto makewisedecisionsbasedon this:
Thepartnershave bothentrepreneurialspiritand longsightedness.
It was with long-sightedness anddeterminationthat hereachedhisgoals.
Opposite
shortsightedness
- Ittakesacertainlongsightedness toinvesttimeandeffortincollecting.
- Theprogramneedsto bereviewed, which should beundertakenseriouslywith longsightedness.
- Things likedeclaringamajororstartingajobrequirelong-sightedness,dedication, andcommitment.
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
longsightednessnoun[U](EYES)
mainlyUK(USusuallyfar-sightedness)
the conditon of only beingabletoclearlyseethings that arefaraway from you:
Thousands ofpeoplesufferfrom longsightedness.
Eyeglasses withconvexlensesareprescribedfor long-sightedness.
Synonym
hyperopia
Opposite
shortsightedness
- At one to threemonthsold, there may be some longsightedness whichadjuststo thenormas thebabygrows.
- Longsightedness iscausedby theeyeballbeing tooshortfromfrontto back.
- Genesaccountfor 87percentof thevariationinshort-and long-sightedness.
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