farsightedness
Definition
- Noun:
- The ability to see or plan for the future; foresight: "Farsightedness" refers to the quality of thinking about and preparing for the future wisely.
- Hyperopia: An eye condition where distant objects are seen more clearly than near ones because light rays focus behind the retina.
- Presbyopia: An age-related condition, typically after 45, where the eye's lens loses elasticity, reducing the ability to focus on nearby objects.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Foresight):
- The CEO's farsightedness led the company to invest in renewable energy early.
- Political farsightedness is needed to address long-term climate challenges.
- Noun (Hyperopia):
- His farsightedness means he needs glasses for reading.
- Children are sometimes born with farsightedness, but it often corrects itself.
- Noun (Presbyopia):
- After 50, farsightedness is common, and reading glasses become necessary.
- Presbyopia is the technical term for age-related farsightedness.
Advanced Usage
- Strategic Farsightedness: Used in business or planning contexts to describe long-term strategic vision.
- The project's success was due to the team's strategic farsightedness.
- In a figurative sense: Describing wisdom or prudence regarding future consequences.
- Her farsightedness in saving money allowed her to retire comfortably.
Variants and Related Words
- Farsighted (adj): Having or showing foresight; or, affected by hyperopia.
- A farsighted leader. / A farsighted person needing corrective lenses.
- Hyperopia (n): The medical term for farsightedness where distant vision is better than near vision.
- Presbyopia (n): The age-related form of farsightedness.
- Foresight (n): The ability to predict or plan for the future (closest synonym for the figurative sense).
Synonyms
- Foresight: Anticipating future events or needs.
- Longsightedness (chiefly British English): Can be used for both the visual condition and figurative foresight.
- Prescience: Knowledge of events before they happen.
- Hyperopia: (For the eye condition).
- Presbyopia: (For the age-related condition).
Antonyms
- Shortsightedness: Lack of foresight; or the eye condition myopia (nearsightedness).
- Myopia: The eye condition where near objects are clear but distant ones are blurry.
- Improvidence: The quality of not providing for the future.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- To have vision: Similar to having farsightedness in a planning context.
- The founder had the vision to see the potential of the internet.
- To see the big picture: To understand the long-term implications.
- Good managers need to see the big picture, a form of farsightedness.
Noun
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seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
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abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
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a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
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