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- [neer sahy-tid]
- /nɪər ˈsaɪ tɪd/
- /nɪə(r) ˈsaɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [neer sahy-tid]
- /nɪər ˈsaɪ tɪd/
Definitions of near-sighted word
- adjective near-sighted seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. 1
- adjective near-sighted shortsighted. 1
- adjective near-sighted Someone who is near-sighted cannot see distant things clearly. 0
- adjective near-sighted relating to or suffering from myopia 0
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Origin of near-sighted
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; near + sight + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Near-sighted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
near-sighted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for near-sighted
adj near-sighted
- blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- ill-advised — acting or done without due consideration; imprudent: an ill-advised remark.
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