nearsightedness C2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈnɪrˌsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/ UK /ˈnɪəˌsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/ See IPA manual Freq #167466 Meanings 1 noun the condition of seeing nearby objects clearly but distant objects indistinctly Glasses corrected her nearsightedness and made distant signs readable. 2 noun failure to consider long-term consequences or possibilities The policy's financial nearsightedness created larger costs a decade later. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the condition of seeing... myopiashortsightedness 2 noun · failure to consider... shortsightednessmyopia ↔ Opposites farsightednessforesight Word family Related forms nearsightedvisionrefractive error Etymology Formed from nearsighted + -ness. The literal visual sense gave rise to a figurative sense describing limited foresight. Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nearsightedness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɪrˌsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɪəˌsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/ **Frequency rank:** 167466 ## Meanings 1. the condition of seeing nearby objects clearly but distant objects indistinctly 2. failure to consider long-term consequences or possibilities ## Examples - Glasses corrected her nearsightedness and made distant signs readable. - The policy's financial nearsightedness created larger costs a decade later. ## Synonyms - myopia - shortsightedness ## Antonyms - farsightedness - foresight ## Related Forms - nearsighted - vision - refractive error ## Etymology Formed from nearsighted + -ness. The literal visual sense gave rise to a figurative sense describing limited foresight. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown