shortsightedness

short·sight·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt-sahy-tid]
- /ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd/
- /ˈʃɔːt.ˈsaɪ.təd.nəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt-sahy-tid]
- /ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd/

Definitions of shortsightedness word

adjective shortsightedness unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic. 1
adjective shortsightedness lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan. 1
noun shortsightedness vision clear at short distance only 1
noun shortsightedness inability to plan long-term 1

See all 4 definitions of shortsightedness

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Origin of shortsightedness

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Shortsightedness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shortsightedness

shortsightedness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shortsightedness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shortsightedness

noun shortsightedness

improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
monomania — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
myopia — Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.

All 4 Synonyms of shortsightedness

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