farsightedness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

farsightedness
    n 1: a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss
         of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 [syn:
         {presbyopia}, {farsightedness}]
    2: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is
       better than for near objects [syn: {hyperopia},
       {hypermetropia}, {hypermetropy}, {farsightedness},
       {longsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}, {nearsightedness},
       {shortsightedness}]
    3: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn:
       {prevision}, {foresight}, {farsightedness}, {prospicience}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Farsightedness \Far"sight`ed*ness\, n.
   1. Quality of bbeing farsighted.
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   2. (Med.) Hypermetropia.
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