longsightedness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

longsightedness
    n 1: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is
         better than for near objects [syn: {hyperopia},
         {hypermetropia}, {hypermetropy}, {farsightedness},
         {longsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}, {nearsightedness},
         {shortsightedness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Long-sightedness \Long"-sight`ed*ness\, n.
   1. The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence,
      sagacity; shrewdness.
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   2. (Med.) See {Hypermetropia}.
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