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farsightedness vs hypermetropy

hypermetropy vs farsightedness

farsightedness and hypermetropy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
farsightedness Yes No No No
hypermetropy Yes No No No
As nouns, farsightedness and hypermetropy are synonyms defined as:
  • farsightedness and hypermetropy: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Other synonyms of farsightedness include hypermetropia, hyperopia, longsightedness.
As nouns, hypermetropy is a hypernym of farsightedness; that is, hypermetropy is a word with a broader meaning than farsightedness:
  • farsightedness: a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
  • hypermetropy: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Other hypernyms of farsightedness include farsightedness, hypermetropia, hyperopia, longsightedness.
farsightedness (noun) hypermetropy (noun)
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
Difference between farsightedness and hypermetropy

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