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. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. [1913 Webster] 3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. [1913 Webster] -- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison. [1913 Webster]