'Farsightedness' definitions:
Definition of 'farsightedness'
From: WordNet
noun
A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 [syn: presbyopia, farsightedness]
noun
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness] [ant: myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness]
noun
Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]
Definition of 'Farsightedness'
From: GCIDE
- Farsightedness \Far"sight`ed*ness\, n.
- 1. Quality of bbeing farsighted. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) Hypermetropia. [1913 Webster]