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farseeing

[ fahr-see-ing ]
/ ˈfɑrˈsi ɪŋ /
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adjective
having foresight; sagacious; discerning.
able to see objects distinctly at a great distance: Hawks are farseeing birds.
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Origin of farseeing

First recorded in 1840–50; far + see1 + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM farseeing

far·see·ing·ness, nounfarseer, noun

Words nearby farseeing

farriery, farro, farrow, farruca, Fars, farseeing, Farsi, farsighted, farsightedness, fart, farther
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Words related to farseeing

visionary, clear-sighted, discerning, extrasensory, far-sighted, fey, judicious, long-sighted, new age, oracular, penetrating, perceptive, prescient, prophetic, sibylline, spiritualistic, telepathic, vatic

British Dictionary definitions for farseeing

far-seeing
adjective
having shrewd judgment; far-sighted
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