farsightedness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
noun seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

From farsighted + -ness.

In some respects in spite of the lack of the sagacity and farsightedness of Cuitlahua, he was a better man for the problem, for he at once mustered his forces and launched them upon Cortes and the Tlascalans in the valley of Otumba. — South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure, Cyrus Townsend Brady

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