Far-sighted


[fahr-sahy-tid, -sahy-tid] /ˈfɑrˈsaɪ tɪd, -ˌsaɪ tɪd/

adjective
1.
seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
2.
seeing to a great distance.
3.
wise, as in foreseeing future developments:
a farsighted statesman.
adjective
1.
possessing prudence and foresight
2.
(med) of, relating to, or suffering from hyperopia
3.
another word for long-sighted
adj.

also farsighted, 1640s, “forecasting, prescient;” 1878 as a defect of the eyes (hypermetropic); see far + sight. Related: Farsightedness.

farsighted far·sight·ed or far-sight·ed (fär’sī’tĭd)
adj.

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