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farsighted

Syllabification: (far·sight·ed)
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Definition of farsighted

adjective

  • North American unable to see things clearly, especially if they are relatively close to the eyes, owing to the focusing of rays of light by the eye at a point behind the retina; hyperopic.
  • seeing or able to see for a great distance.
  • having imagination or foresight:a farsighted businessman

Derivatives

farsightedly

adverb

farsightedness

noun

farsighted in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of farsighted in the British & World English dictionary