FARSIGHTEDNESS

prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience

(noun) seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness

(noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

presbyopia, farsightedness

(noun) a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

farsightedness (uncountable)

The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.

Synonyms

• hyperopia (1)

• longsightedness (1,2)

Antonyms

• myopia

• shortsightedness (1,2)

Source: Wiktionary


Far"sight`ed*ness, n.

1. Quality of bbeing farsighted.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Hypermetropia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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