nearsighted

[ neer-sahy-tid, -sahy- ]

/ ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ- /

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adjective

seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

shortsighted.

Origin of nearsighted

First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM nearsighted

near·sight·ed·ly, adverbnear·sight·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby nearsighted

near-point, near real-time, near rhyme, nearshore, nearside, nearsighted, nearsightedness, near-term, near thing, near threatened, nearthrosis

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Example sentences from the Web for nearsighted

Nearsighted persons are apt to stoop, owing to the habitual necessity for coming close to the object looked at.
The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)|Various
A few steps away, a fat, nearsighted man was reading his paper, and a group of women were chatting and embroidering.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez
And there was the little, thin, grey father in the corner, peering at his newspaper with nearsighted eyes.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Thick glasses rested on a Roman nose in front of nearsighted eyes.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine

Nearsighted though she was, she had no trouble in recognizing her nephew's broad shoulders and swinging gait.
Miss Theodora|Helen Leah Reed

British Dictionary definitions for nearsighted

near-sighted

/ (ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd) /

adjective

relating to or suffering from myopia

Derived forms of near-sighted

near-sightedly, adverbnear-sightedness, noun

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Medical definitions for nearsighted

nearsighted

[ nîr′sī′tĭd ]

adj.

Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.

单词	nearsighted
释义	nearsighted [ neer-sahy-tid, -sahy- ] / ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nearsighted ON THESAURUS.COM adjective seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. shortsighted. Origin of nearsighted First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed³ OTHER WORDS FROM nearsighted near·sight·ed·ly, adverbnear·sight·ed·ness, noun Words nearby nearsighted near-point, near real-time, near rhyme, nearshore, nearside, nearsighted, nearsightedness, near-term, near thing, near threatened, nearthrosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nearsighted Nearsighted persons are apt to stoop, owing to the habitual necessity for coming close to the object looked at. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)\|Various A few steps away, a fat, nearsighted man was reading his paper, and a group of women were chatting and embroidering. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse\|Vicente Blasco Ibanez And there was the little, thin, grey father in the corner, peering at his newspaper with nearsighted eyes. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904\|Lucy Maud Montgomery Thick glasses rested on a Roman nose in front of nearsighted eyes. The Highgrader\|William MacLeod Raine Nearsighted though she was, she had no trouble in recognizing her nephew's broad shoulders and swinging gait. Miss Theodora\|Helen Leah Reed British Dictionary definitions for nearsighted near-sighted / (ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd) / adjective relating to or suffering from myopia Derived forms of near-sighted near-sightedly, adverbnear-sightedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nearsighted shortsighted, purblind, blind as a bat Medical definitions for nearsighted nearsighted [ nîr′sī′tĭd ] adj. Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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nearsighted

adjective

Origin of nearsighted

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Example sentences from the Web for nearsighted

British Dictionary definitions for nearsighted

adjective

Derived forms of near-sighted

Words related to nearsighted

Medical definitions for nearsighted

adj.