nearsighted

adjective

near·​sight·​ed ˈnir-ˌsī-təd How to pronounce nearsighted (audio)
: able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
needed glasses because he was nearsighted
nearsightedly adverb

Examples of nearsighted in a Sentence

I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive.
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The display's focus can also be manually adjusted to accommodate nearsighted users. Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024 With presbyopia, the patient is neither nearsighted nor farsighted and requires no glasses for distance vision. Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024 Babies are born nearsighted, able to see only about 10 to 12 inches away. Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023 However, in nearsighted or farsighted people, the light is bent incorrectly, resulting in blurred vision. Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for nearsighted 

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nearsighted was in 1686

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“Nearsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearsighted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

nearsighted

adjective
near·​sight·​ed ˈni(ə)r-ˈsīt-əd How to pronounce nearsighted (audio)
: able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
nearsightedness noun

Medical Definition

nearsighted

adjective
near·​sight·​ed ˈni(ə)r-ˈsīt-əd How to pronounce nearsighted (audio)
: able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
nearsightedly adverb

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