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Noun: farsightedness  'faa(r)'sI-tid-nus
  1. [N. Amer] Farsightedness; difficulty seeing nearby objects clearly
    "His farsightedness made reading without glasses challenging";
    - hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, long-sightedness [Brit]
     
  2. A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
    "She noticed her farsightedness worsening and had to hold books farther away to read";
    - presbyopia
     
  3. Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
    "Her farsightedness in market trends gave the company a competitive edge";
    - prevision, foresight, prospicience

Type of: ametropia, knowing

Antonym: myopia

Encyclopedia: Farsightedness