| NOUN | state | farsightedness, presbyopia | a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 |
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| state | farsightedness, hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness | abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects | |
| cognition | farsightedness, prevision, foresight, prospicience | seeing ahead |
| Sounds | faa.rsay'tihdnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45. | |
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| Synonym | presbyopia | |
| Broader | hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness | Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects |
| Spanish | presbicia, presbiopía, vista cansada | |
| Catalan | presbícia, vista cansada | |
| Meaning | Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects. | |
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| Synonyms | hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness | |
| Narrower | presbyopia, farsightedness | A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 |
| Broader | ametropia | (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia |
| Opposite | myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability |
| Spanish | hipermetropía, hiperopía | |
| Catalan | hipermetropia | |
| Adjectives | farsighted | able to see distant objects clearly |
| Meaning | Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing. | |
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| Synonyms | prevision, foresight, prospicience | |
| Broader | knowing | A clear and certain mental apprehension |
| Adjectives | farsighted | planning prudently for the future |
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