nearsighted

[neer-sahy-tid, -sahy-]

adjective

1. seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

2. shortsighted.

Other Word Forms

• nearsightedly adverb
• nearsightedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nearsighted¹

First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed ³

Example Sentences

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.

From Los Angeles Times

And when he grew up and he was a stutterer and he was nearsighted and then when he went to Stanford, they called him Urkel.

From Salon

With a nearsighted squint, he scanned the bazaar.

From Literature

If the eye grows too long, it becomes myopic or nearsighted.

From Science Daily

“The fastest eye growth is actually just before you become nearsighted,” Walline says.

From National Geographic