SHORTSIGHTEDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shortsightedness mean? 

• SHORTSIGHTEDNESS (noun)
  The noun SHORTSIGHTEDNESS has 2 senses:

1. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

2. a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

  Familiarity information: SHORTSIGHTEDNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORTSIGHTEDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness

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

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

Domain category:

ophthalmology (the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases)

Derivation:

shortsighted (unable to see distant objects clearly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

improvidence; shortsightedness

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

imprudence (a lack of caution in practical affairs)

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

extravagance; prodigality; profligacy (the trait of spending extravagantly)

thriftlessness; waste; wastefulness (the trait of wasting resources)

Derivation:

shortsighted (lacking foresight or scope)

shortsighted (not given careful consideration)