FARSIGHTEDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does farsightedness mean? 

• FARSIGHTEDNESS (noun)
  The noun FARSIGHTEDNESS has 3 senses:

1. a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

2. abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

3. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

  Familiarity information: FARSIGHTEDNESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FARSIGHTEDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

farsightedness; presbyopia

Hypernyms ("farsightedness" is a kind of...):

farsightedness; hypermetropia; hypermetropy; hyperopia; longsightedness (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

farsightedness; hypermetropia; hypermetropy; hyperopia; longsightedness

Hypernyms ("farsightedness" is a kind of...):

ametropia ((ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "farsightedness"):

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

Derivation:

farsighted (able to see distant objects clearly)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

farsightedness; foresight; prevision; prospicience

Hypernyms ("farsightedness" is a kind of...):

knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)

Derivation:

farsighted (planning prudently for the future)