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Definition: Nearsightedness |
NearsightednessNoun1. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nearsightedness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The common term for myopia. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: NearsightednessSynonyms: myopia (n), shortsightedness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: hyperopia (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Title |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Persons with myopia, or nearsightedness, have more difficulty seeing distant objects as clearly as near objects. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nearsightedness | 57 |
manhattan nearsightedness | 4 |
myopia nearsightedness | 3 |
island long nearsightedness | 3 |
nearsightedness new york | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nearsightedness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | myopie. (various references) | |
German | Kurzsichtigkeit (myopia, near sightedness, purblindness, short sight, shortness of sight, shortsightedness, short-sightedness). (various references) | |
Italian | miopia (myopia, short sight, shortsight, shortsightedness, short-sightedness). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 近眼 (myopia, shortsightedness). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | き"が" (joyfulness, myopia, shortsightedness), ちかめ (myopia, shortsightedness). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | earsightednessnay.(various references) | |
Russian | близорукость (myopia, near sight, short sight, shortsightedness). (various references) | |
Thai | การมีสายตาสั้น. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "nearsightedness": nearsightednesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nearsightedness" (pronounced nē"rsī'tudnus) |
| 6 | -t u d n u s | farsightedness, indebtedness, shortsightedness, spiritedness. |
| 5 | -u d n u s | crookedness, handedness, mindedness, preparedness, sacredness, vividness, wickedness. |
| 4 | -d n u s | awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, blandness, blindness, boldness, coldness, fondness, goodness, hardness, kindness, madness, redness, rudeness, sadness, shrewdness, soundness, tiredness, weirdness, wildness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, bagginess, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, bleakness, bluntness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, happiness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, ruinous, ruthlessness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wilderness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-g-h-i-n-n-r-s-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: threadinesses. | |
-3 letters: daringnesses, earthinesses, greenishness, heartinesses, nightdresses, resignedness, tragediennes, trendinesses. | |
-4 letters: angrinesses, disheartens, earnestness, grandnesses, greatnesses, handinesses, hardinesses, headinesses, inertnesses, iratenesses, nearsighted, ranginesses, readinesses, rightnesses, sergeanties, strangeness, tardinesses, thingnesses, threadiness, tirednesses, tragedienne. | |
-5 letters: agednesses, argentines, aridnesses, artinesses, daringness, dearnesses, denigrates, designates, diageneses, direnesses, dishearten, dissenters, earthiness, edginesses, editresses, enshrinees, entireness, gannisters, garishness, garnisheed, garnishees, gesneriads, giantesses, greasiness, greediness, greenheads, greensands, grenadines, hardenings, hardnesses, harnessing, heartening, heartiness, ingathered, integrands, nearnesses, neatnesses, nighnesses, nightdress, reassigned, sedateness, serenading, sightseers, standishes, steadiness, stingarees, tangerines, tenderness, tendresses, thinnesses, trashiness, trendiness, trignesses. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-e-g-h-i-n-n-r-s-s-s-t" | |
+2 letters: nearsightednesses. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01100001 01110010 01110011 01101001 01100111 01101000 01110100 01100101 01100100 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e a r s i g h t e d n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0061 0072 0073 0069 0067 0068 0074 0065 0064 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)487167848575737486717080718585 |
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