far-sightedadj.

Brit.

/ˌfɑːˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈfɑrˌsaɪdᵻd/

Etymology: < far adv. + sight n.¹ + -ed suffix².

Furnished with a capacity for distant vision.

1. figurative. Looking far before one; forecasting, shrewd, prudent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight

foreknowingc1374

fore-wisec1540

(a person) of a far fetch1574

forecastful1576

foresightfula1586

prescientc1599

far-sighted1641

prescious1642

foresighted1660

long-headed1665

prescientiala1699

long-sighted1701

prevoyant1785

precognizant1840

telescopic1856

far-thinking1937

precognitive1974

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision

clear1340

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

thorough-seeing1556

quick-eyed1561

(a person) of a far fetch1574

sharpsighted1583

clear-sighted1586

perspicacious1640

far-sighted1641

clear-headed1709

pellucid1813

far-seeing1837

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > prudent > having forethought

far-sighted1641

forehanded1650

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Concl. 64 The fair, and farre-sighted eyes of his natural discerning.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 300 To man she has given understanding, far sighted faculty.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xv. 116 This far-sighted commander had..salted down..many of these birds.

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind xi. 303 A few far-sighted thinkers.

2. literal. Able to see objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > long-sighted

purblind1621

long-sighted1737

presbyopic1800

presbyops1802

hypermetropic1864

far-sighted1878

hyperopic1884

1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 820/1 This kind of eye is called hypermetropic, or far-sighted.

Derivatives

literal and figurative.

far-sightedly adv. in a far-sighted manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adverb]

providently1487

providentially1619

far-sightedly1861

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb] > prudently > with forethought

far-sightedly1861

forethoughtfully1891

1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. vii. 138 Any measure..truly, largely, and far sightedly conservative.

1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 20 June 5 The mother country must show herself farsightedly liberal.

far-sightedness n. the state of being far-sighted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > possession of

longsightedness1748

far-sightedness1846

foresightedness1909

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity

knowledgea1398

perspiciencec1450

clearness1535

perspicacity1548

insightc1580

perspective?a1586

subtileness1591

perspicacy1600

clarity1616

quicksightedness1625

perspicuity1662

clear-sightednessa1691

perspicaciousness1727

percipiency1845

far-sightedness1846

clairvoyance1861

X-ray scrutiny1896

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness

presbytia1654

long sight1737

longsightedness1748

presbyopia1767

far-sightedness1846

presbyopy1862

presbytism1863

hypermetropia1868

hyperopia1886

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun] > prudence > forethought

forethoughta1400

foresight1430

forehandedness1840

far-sightedness1846

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 243/2 Verily our Prophet did well and with farsightedness in forbidding the human form..to be graven.

1881 J. Le Conte Sight 48 This defect is often called..far-sightedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	far-sighted
释义	far-sightedadj. Brit. /ˌfɑːˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈfɑrˌsaɪdᵻd/ Etymology: < far adv. + sight n.¹ + -ed suffix². Furnished with a capacity for distant vision. 1. figurative. Looking far before one; forecasting, shrewd, prudent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight foreknowingc1374 fore-wisec1540 (a person) of a far fetch1574 forecastful1576 foresightfula1586 prescientc1599 far-sighted1641 prescious1642 foresighted1660 long-headed1665 prescientiala1699 long-sighted1701 prevoyant1785 precognizant1840 telescopic1856 far-thinking1937 precognitive1974 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision clear1340 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 thorough-seeing1556 quick-eyed1561 (a person) of a far fetch1574 sharpsighted1583 clear-sighted1586 perspicacious1640 far-sighted1641 clear-headed1709 pellucid1813 far-seeing1837 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > prudent > having forethought far-sighted1641 forehanded1650 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Concl. 64 The fair, and farre-sighted eyes of his natural discerning. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 300 To man she has given understanding, far sighted faculty. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xv. 116 This far-sighted commander had..salted down..many of these birds. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind xi. 303 A few far-sighted thinkers. 2. literal. Able to see objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > long-sighted purblind1621 long-sighted1737 presbyopic1800 presbyops1802 hypermetropic1864 far-sighted1878 hyperopic1884 1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 820/1 This kind of eye is called hypermetropic, or far-sighted. Derivatives literal and figurative. far-sightedly adv. in a far-sighted manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adverb] providently1487 providentially1619 far-sightedly1861 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb] > prudently > with forethought far-sightedly1861 forethoughtfully1891 1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. vii. 138 Any measure..truly, largely, and far sightedly conservative. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 20 June 5 The mother country must show herself farsightedly liberal. far-sightedness n. the state of being far-sighted. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > possession of longsightedness1748 far-sightedness1846 foresightedness1909 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness presbytia1654 long sight1737 longsightedness1748 presbyopia1767 far-sightedness1846 presbyopy1862 presbytism1863 hypermetropia1868 hyperopia1886 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun] > prudence > forethought forethoughta1400 foresight1430 forehandedness1840 far-sightedness1846 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 243/2 Verily our Prophet did well and with farsightedness in forbidding the human form..to be graven. 1881 J. Le Conte Sight 48 This defect is often called..far-sightedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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