longsighted
longsighted Lexical Profile
longsighted Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
British Able to see distant objects clearly while having difficulty focusing on objects that are close.
"Because he had become longsighted with age, he needed reading glasses to examine the small print in the contract."
Showing wise foresight, prudence, or careful planning for the future.
"The council's longsighted investment in renewable energy infrastructure paid dividends decades later."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British and Commonwealth English, 'longsighted' (often hyphenated as 'long-sighted') is the standard term for both the optical condition of seeing distant objects more clearly than near ones and the figurative sense of having good foresight; in American English, 'farsighted' is generally preferred for both senses.
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