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SHARP-SIGHTEDNESS

• SHARP-SIGHTEDNESS (noun)
The noun SHARP-SIGHTEDNESS has 2 senses:

1. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
2. lively attentiveness

Familiarity information: SHARP-SIGHTEDNESS used as a noun is rare.

• SHARP-SIGHTEDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

acuity; sharp-sightedness; visual acuity

Hypernyms ("sharp-sightedness" is a kind of...):

sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sharp-sightedness"):

oxyopia (unusually acute vision)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Lively attentiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

on the qui vive; sharp-sightedness; alertness

Hypernyms ("sharp-sightedness" is a kind of...):

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)

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