Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: nearsightedness  ,neer'sI-tid-nus
  1. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
    "The new contact lenses will correct for his nearsightedness";
    - myopia, shortsightedness

Type of: ametropia

Encyclopedia: Nearsightedness

Nearest

nearby
Nearctic
near-death experience
nearer
nearest
nearly
nearness
nearside
nearsighted
nearsightedly
nearsightedness
neat
neaten
neath
neatherd
neatly
neatness
neat's-foot oil
neb
nebbech
nebbish