hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness
(noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
longsightedness (uncountable)
farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight
Source: Wiktionary
Long"-sight`ed*ness, n.
1. The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.
2. (Med.)
Definition: See Hypermetropia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
