English to English
farsightedness
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noun (n)
- a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects(noun.state)Synonym:
hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
Antonym:
myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightednesssource: wordnet30 - seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- Quality of bbeing farsighted.(noun)source: webster1913