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Longheaded vs Farsighted - What's the difference?

longheaded | farsighted |

As adjectives the difference between longheaded and farsighted

is that longheaded is having unusual foresight or sagacity while farsighted is being unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.

longheaded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having unusual foresight or sagacity.

    • Related terms

    * longheadedness (Webster 1913)

    farsighted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
  • Being considerate about the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.

    • Synonyms

    (syn-top, unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects) * hyperoptic * longsighted, long-sighted (syn-top, considerate about the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds) * hyperoptic * longsighted, long-sighted * foresighted * sagacious

    Antonyms

    * myopic (1) * nearsighted (1) * shortsighted (1)

    Derived terms

    * farsightedness