Meanings
nounfarsightedness (uncountable)
alternative far-sightedness
- uncountablemedicineThe condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
Synonyms: hyperopia
- uncountableThe quality of being considerate regarding events that may occur in the future.
Synonyms: vision, foresightedness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
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nounThe quality of being considerate regarding events that may occur in the future.
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longsightedness (1,2)
Opposite
myopiashortsightedness (1,2)
More synonyms by meaning
nouna reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
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nounabnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
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Translations
Afrikaans versiendheid, hipermetropie
- versiendheidcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- hipermetropiecondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Arabic مَدَّ النَّظَرِ
- مَدَّ النَّظَرِ (madda n-naẓari)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Basque hipermetropia
- hipermetropiacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Bengali দূরদৃষ্টি, দূরদর্শী
- দূরদৃষ্টি (durodriśṭi)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
- দূরদর্শী (durdorśi)quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Bulgarian далекогледство
- далекогледство (dalekogledstvo)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Catalan hipermetropia
- hipermetropiacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Chinese Mandarin 遠視 /远视, 遠視眼 /远视眼
- 遠視 /远视 (yuǎnshì)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
- 遠視眼 /远视眼 (yuǎnshìyǎn)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
- 眼光遠大 /眼光远大 (yǎnguāng yuǎndà)quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
- 先見之明 /先见之明 (xiānjiànzhīmíng)quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
- 遠見 /远见 (yuǎnjiàn)quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
- 洞察力 (dòngchálì)quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Czech dalekozrakost
- dalekozrakostcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Danish langsynethed
- langsynethedcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Dutch verziendheid
- verziendheidcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Esperanto hipermetropio
- hipermetropiocondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Estonian kaugelenägevus
- kaugelenägevuscondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Finnish kaukonäköisyys, kaukotaittoisuus
- kaukonäköisyyscondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- kaukotaittoisuuscondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- kaukonäköisyysquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
- kaukokatseisuusquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
French hypermétropie
- hypermétropiecondition of being unable to focus on near objects
German Weitsichtigkeit, Weitsichtigkeit
- Weitsichtigkeitcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- Weitsichtigkeitquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
- Weitblickquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
- Weitsichtquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Greek υπερμετρωπία
- υπερμετρωπία (ypermetropía)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Hebrew רוחק ראייה
- רוחק ראייה (róhaq r'iyá)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Hungarian távollátás, túllátás
- távollátáscondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- túllátáscondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- előrelátásquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Icelandic fjærsýni
- fjærsýnicondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Indonesian rabun dekat
- rabun dekatcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Irish hipearóipe, fadbhreathnaitheacht
- hipearóipecondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- fadbhreathnaitheachtquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Italian ipermetropia, lungimiranza
- ipermetropiacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- lungimiranzaquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Japanese 遠視
- 遠視 (enshi)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Korean 원시
- 원시 (wonsi)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Latvian tālredzība, hipermetropija
- tālredzībacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- hipermetropijacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Lithuanian toliaregystė
- toliaregystėcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Malay rabun dekat
- rabun dekatcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Norwegian hypermetropi
- hypermetropicondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Persian دوربینی
- دوربینی (dur-bini)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Polish nadwzroczność, dalekowzroczność
- nadwzrocznośćcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- dalekowzrocznośćquality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Portuguese hipermetropia
- hipermetropiacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Romanian hipermetropie
- hipermetropiecondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Russian дальнозо́ркость, гиперметропи́я
- дальнозо́ркость (dalʹnozórkostʹ)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
- гиперметропи́я (gipermetropíja)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
- дальнови́дность (dalʹnovídnostʹ)quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future
Slovak ďalekozrakosť
- ďalekozrakosťcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Spanish hipermetropía
- hipermetropíacondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Swedish översynthet, långsynthet
- översynthetcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- långsynthetcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- hyperopicondition of being unable to focus on near objects
- hypermetropicondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Tamil எட்டப்பார்வை
- எட்டப்பார்வை (eṭṭappārvai)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Thai สายตายาว
- สายตายาว (sǎai-dtaa-yaao)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Turkish hipermetropi
- hipermetropicondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Ukrainian далекозорість, гіперметропія
- далекозорість (dalekozoristʹ)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
- гіперметропія (hipermetropija)condition of being unable to focus on near objects
Vietnamese viễn thị
- viễn thịcondition of being unable to focus on near objects
Cite this entry
APA
farsightedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farsightedness
MLA
“farsightedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farsightedness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farsightedness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farsightedness.
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