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near-sightedness

near-sightedness is the alternative form of nearsightedness.

Meaning of nearsightedness

Noun

nearsightedness (plural nearsightednesses)

  1. The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

Origin of near-sightedness

From near-sighted + -ness.

Questions about near-sightedness

What is near-sightedness the alternative form of?
Near-sightedness is the alternative form of nearsightedness.

Words near near-sightedness in the dictionary

  1. near-rectilinear halo orbits
  2. near-ring
  3. near-rings
  4. near-side
  5. near-sighted
  6. near-sightedness
  7. near-surface
  8. near-syncope
  9. near-synonym
  10. near-synonyms
  11. near-term

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Adapted from Wiktionary: near-sightedness (page history and authors); nearsightedness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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