adjective
- seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- seeing to a great distance.
- wise, as in foreseeing future developments: a farsighted statesman.
adjective
- possessing prudence and foresight
- med of, relating to, or suffering from hyperopia
- another word for long-sighted
also farsighted, 1640s, “forecasting, prescient;” 1878 as a defect of the eyes (hypermetropic); see far + sight. Related: Farsightedness.
adj.
- Able to see distant objects better than objects at close range; hyperopic.
- Capable of seeing to a great distance.