farsightedness

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Definition
  1. 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
  1. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  2. abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
  3. a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

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