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shortsighted

shortsighted

1 3.8
Able to see things clearly only when they are close
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃɔrtˌsaɪtɪd/
translation icon : miope
  • He's wearing glasses because he's shortsighted.

Examples

  • But I'm not so shortsighted.

    Delgo (2008)

  • Laura lifts her map to her shortsighted eyes and indicates a shady restaurant in a quiet square.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The next day, in the city, he found out that I was shortsighted too.

    The Lobster (2015)

  • When did you become shortsighted?

    The Lobster (2015)

  • There were many photographs around the room, but she was too shortsighted to see them clearly.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I didn't know you were shortsighted.

    The Lobster (2015)

  • - Are you shortsighted?

    The Lobster (2015)

  • I'm shortsighted too.

    The Lobster (2015)

  • He struggles to read street signs because he is shortsighted.

  • Without his glasses, he is too shortsighted to enjoy the scenery.

Synonyms

nearsighted
vsshortsighted
  • US
11 3.8

Cannot see distant objects clearly and can see close objects well

is the same meaning but uses an alternative adjective form
myopic
vsshortsighted
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Not able to see things far away clearly

is the everyday adjective rather than a clinical term

Antonyms

farsighted
  • Specialized
1 5.6

Seeing distant things more clearly than close ones

How Far

farsighted
  • Specialized
1 5.6
normal
∞ 1.0
shortsighted
1 3.8
blind
520 1.0

Surface Forms

shortsighted positive
shortsighter comparative
shortsightedest superlative

Morphology

shortsighted = short + sighted (transparent) = short + sight + ed

The adjective is formed by combining 'short' with 'sighted' (sight + -ed), so the literal visual meaning follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

The word shortsighted comes from short ('near') and sighted ('seeing'), so a shortsighted person can see things that are close but not things that are far away.