top definitions
related content
examples
british
medical

nearsighted

[ neer-sahy-tid, -sahy- ]

/ ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR nearsighted ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

shortsighted.

Origin of nearsighted

First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM nearsighted

near·sight·ed·ly, adverb near·sight·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby nearsighted

nearest and dearest, nearly, nearshore, nearshoring, nearside, nearsighted, nearsightedness, nearthrosis, neat, neat line, neat's-foot oil

Example sentences from the Web for near-sighted

As the professor was lank, tow-haired and so near-sighted, that he peered at his pupils through spectacles, no one ever had.

A Girl Of The Limberlost |Gene Stratton Porter
And an optician is just as likely as not to fit a near-sighted man with far-sighted glasses.

Cluthe's Advice to the Ruptured |Chas. Cluthe & Sons
His near-sighted eyes were nave, his voice sweet and caressing.

Fairfax and His Pride |Marie Van Vorst
As we know little concerning far-sightedness, so also we are unable to define what near-sighted people can see.

Criminal Psychology |Hans Gross

You know shes 189 as near-sighted as she can beglasses and all.

The Girls of Central High |Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for near-sighted

near-sighted

/ (ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd) /

adjective

relating to or suffering from myopia

Derived forms of near-sighted

near-sightedly, adverb near-sightedness, noun

Medical definitions for near-sighted

nearsighted

[ nîr′sī′tĭd ]

adj.

Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.