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View synonyms for long-sighted

long-sighted

[ lawng-sahy-tid, long- ]

adjective

  1. farsighted; hypermetropic.
  2. having great foresight; foreseeing remote results.


long-sighted

adjective

  1. related to or suffering from hyperopia
  2. able to see distant objects in focus
  3. having foresight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌlong-ˈsightedly, adverb
  • ˌlong-ˈsightedness, noun
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Other Words From

  • long-sighted·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of long-sighted1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences

Amblyopia is when the vision in one eye does not develop properly and can be triggered by a squint or being long-sighted.

Police said 10 cars and 15 people had set themselves up next to one another with long-sighted cameras and binoculars.

From BBC

It’s a crucial test for a company that’s spent decades pursuing long-sighted R&D. And more importantly, the success — or failure — of Spot will tell us a lot about our own robot future.

Compared to Google, DeepMind has positioned itself as a cerebral home for long-sighted research, attracting some of the world’s best AI talent in the process.

When you're young your eyes start off long-sighted and as you grow, your eyes change and your vision corrects itself.

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