short·sight·ed·ness 名詞
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Short·sight·ed a.
1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
3. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
-- Short*sight*ed*ly, adv. -- Short*sight*ed*ness, n.
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.
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shortsightedness
n 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the
eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear
blurred [syn: myopia, nearsightedness] [ant: hyperopia]
2: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of
resources [syn: improvidence] [ant: providence]