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vision
[vizh-uhn]
noun
the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.
prophetic vision;
the vision of an entrepreneur.
Synonyms: discernment, perceptionan 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.
something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience.
The vision revealed its message.
a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation.
visions of wealth and glory.
something seen; an object of sight.
a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.
The sky was a vision of red and pink.
verb (used with object)
to envision, or picture mentally.
She tried to vision herself in a past century.
vision
/ ˈvɪʒən /
noun
the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
the image on a television screen
( as modifier )
vision control
the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments
a man of vision
a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc
the vision of St John of the Cross
that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
(sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination
he had visions of becoming famous
a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
verb
(tr) to see or show in or as if in a vision
Other Word Forms
- visionless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vision1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Then it uses a vision system to glide around table legs and doors.
After exposure to the pulse, the hatchlings danced less often, providing evidence that they use a feel-based magnetic sense to determine their location on their inherited map rather than relying on vision.
In the United States, age-related macular degeneration is one of the most common causes of permanent vision loss in adults who are 60 and older.
In contrast to this lavish vision, at the show’s second venue, the convent of San Marco, visitors see the painter’s austere side.
It wasn’t a vision in which easy resolutions seemed plausible, and there aren’t any in Capote’s Thanksgiving tale.
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