Meaning

noun a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

noun seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

originEtymology tree English farsighted Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic…

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