farsightedness
noun[U]
(also mainlyUKfar-sightedness)us/ˌfɑːrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/uk/ˌfɑːˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/farsightednessnoun[U](JUDGMENT)
goodjudgmentabout what willhappenin thefutureand theabilityto makewisedecisionsbasedon this:
Hisdiplomacyhaslackedfarsightedness.
Thecompanyshould becommendedforitsfarsightedness in taking thisaction.
Opposite
shortsightedness
- He hasshowna farsightedness that puts most otherpoliticianstoshame.
- He had the far-sightedness tocasther as Helena in hisfamousproductionof A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Not everycompanyhas the far-sightedness tospotsuchopportunities.
Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- inkling
- instinct
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- presage
- prescience
- prescient
- prophecy
- prophesy
- second-guess
- the writing is on the wallidiom
- unreasoning
- visionary
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Wise and sensible
farsightednessnoun[U](EYES)
US(UKlong-sightedness)
theabilitytoseethingsclearlythat arefaraway but notclearlyseethings that are near you:
Iwearglassesforreadingonly because of my farsightedness.
She had never beentestedfor farsightedness.
Synonym
hyperopia
Opposite
nearsightedness
- Lasersurgerycanreduceor in manycaseseliminatenearsightedness, farsightedness andastigmatism.
- Patients mayexperiencefar-sightedness (hyperopia) andastigmatism.
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