vision

[vizh-uhn]

noun

1. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.

2. the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.

   prophetic vision;

   the vision of an entrepreneur.

   Synonyms: discernment, perception

3. an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency.

   a heavenly messenger appearing in a vision.

4. something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience.

   The vision revealed its message.

   Synonyms: chimera, phantasm, apparition

5. a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation.

   visions of wealth and glory.

6. something seen; an object of sight.

7. a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.

   The sky was a vision of red and pink.

8. computer vision.

verb (used with object)

1. to envision, or picture mentally.

   She tried to vision herself in a past century.

vision

/ ˈvɪʒən /

noun

1. the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight

2. 1. the image on a television screen

   2. ( as modifier )

      vision control

3. the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments

   a man of vision

4. a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc

   the vision of St John of the Cross

5. that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience

6. (sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination

   he had visions of becoming famous

7. a person or thing of extraordinary beauty

8. the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization

verb

1. (tr) to see or show in or as if in a vision

Other Word Forms

• visionless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vision¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin vīsiōn-, stem of vīsiō “sight,” literally “a seeing,” equivalent to vīs(us) “seen,” past participle of vidēre “to see” + -iō -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of vision¹

C13: from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see

Synonym Study

See dream.

Example Sentences

"No vision for Britain. They know how to make promises, but not how to deliver them."

From BBC

For all their differences, all the creatives represented have at least one thing in common, Bonsu says - "fashioning radical visions of what modern art could be".

From BBC

The current proposals from the House and Senate appropriations committees both would cut less than that, but still represent different visions for the agency this year.

From Los Angeles Times

But though the hell of unemployment is universal, Park’s violent vision understands that it’s also eternal — in this case, so commonplace it could be its own anti-workplace comedy.

From Salon

His vision of power, propaganda and language as a weapon meets a barrage of torn-from-the-news imagery: refugees adrift on boats, authoritarian leaders twisting the truth, AI hallucinations blurring what’s left of reality.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aspect 
• conception 
• dream 
• fantasy 
• foresight 
• idea 
• ideal 
• imagination 
• insight 
• outlook 
• perspective 
• point of view 
• understanding 
• view