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Found 2 items, similar to shortsightedness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: shortsightedness
shortsightedness
n 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the
eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear
blurred [syn:
myopia,
nearsightedness] [ant:
hyperopia]
2: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of
resources [syn:
improvidence] [ant:
providence]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Shortsightedness
Shortsighted
\Short"sight`ed\, a.
1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See
Myopic,
and
Myopia.
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2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to
understand things deep; of limited intellect.
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3. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
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Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. --
Short"sight`ed*ness, n.
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Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.
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