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Nearsightedness

Definition: Nearsightedness

Nearsightedness

Noun

1. (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)



Specialty Definitions: Nearsightedness

DomainDefinitions

Health

The common term for myopia. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Nearsightedness

Synonyms: myopia (n), shortsightedness (n). (additional references)
Antonym: hyperopia (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Nearsightedness

DomainTitle

Books

  • How to avoid nearsightedness : a scientific study of the normal eye's behavior (reference)

  • Sudden Vision: The 'Rk' Procedure for Nearsightedness and Other Wonders Ophthalmology (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Nearsightedness

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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.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Nearsightedness

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

nearsightedness

57

manhattan nearsightedness

4

myopia nearsightedness

3

island long nearsightedness

3

nearsightedness new york

3
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Modern Translations: Nearsightedness

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.

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Derivations: Nearsightedness

Derivations

Words beginning with "nearsightedness": nearsightednesses. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Nearsightedness"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "nearsightedness" (pronounced nē"rsī'tudnus)
6-t u d n u sfarsightedness, indebtedness, shortsightedness, spiritedness.
5-u d n u scrookedness, handedness, mindedness, preparedness, sacredness, vividness, wickedness.
4-d n u sawkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, blandness, blindness, boldness, coldness, fondness, goodness, hardness, kindness, madness, redness, rudeness, sadness, shrewdness, soundness, tiredness, weirdness, wildness.
3-n u sabruptness, 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.

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Anagrams: Nearsightedness

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Nearsightedness


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 65 61 72 73 69 67 68 74 65 64 6E 65 73 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 0065 0061 0072 0073 0069 0067 0068 0074 0065 0064 006E 0065 0073 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

487167848575737486717080718585

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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