shortsightedness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shortsightedness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shortsightedness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortsightedness n (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred Synonym(s): myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness Antonym(s): farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources Synonym(s): improvidence, shortsightedness Antonym(s): providence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a. 1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic}, and {Myopia}. 2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect. 3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. -- {Short"sight`edly}, adv. -- {Short"sight`edness}, n. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.