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Farsightedness   /fˌɑrsˈaɪtɪdnəs/   Listen
Farsightedness

noun
1.
A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.  Synonym: presbyopia.
2.
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects.  Synonyms: hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness.
3.
Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing.  Synonyms: foresight, prevision, prospicience.





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"Farsightedness" Quotes from Famous Books



... Braden Thorpe was the heir with the most potent possibility. He did not know it then, but now he knew that on the occasion of his smashing a magnificent porcelain vase the forgiving kiss that Mrs. Tresslyn bestowed upon his flaming cheek was not due to pity but to farsightedness. Somehow he now felt that he could smash every fragile and inanimate thing in sight, and still escape ...
— From the Housetops • George Barr McCutcheon


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