farseeing

American  

[fahr-see-ing] / ˈfɑrˈsi ɪŋ /

adjective

1. having foresight; sagacious; discerning.

2. able to see objects distinctly at a great distance.

   Hawks are farseeing birds.

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Other Word Forms

• farseeingness noun
• farseer noun

Etymology

Origin of farseeing

First recorded in 1840–50; far + see ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Weather forecasting has gotten steadily more accurate and farseeing over the past few decades, one of the many ways that science saves lives.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2022

It has been nearly two decades since Andrew Bolton, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, mounted a farseeing exhibition titled “Brave Hearts: Men in Skirts.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg had been named Time’s person of the year in 2010; in the hagiographic cover photo, his eyes were oceanic and farseeing, dreaming up ingenious new ways to forge human bonds.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2020

Recorded several months before the election, the album feels farseeing if not prophetic in its accounting of current affairs.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2016

It seemed to Legolas, as he strained his farseeing eyes, that he caught a glint of white: far away perchance the sun twinkled on a pinnacle of the Tower of Guard.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien