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Myopic - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective myopic

is nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

As a noun myopic

is a short-sighted individual.

myopic

English

(Myopia)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided
    • Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
    A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.
  • shortsighted; improvident
  • narrow minded

    • Synonyms

    * short-sighted * near-sighted

    Antonyms

    * hyperopic

    Related terms

    * myopia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short-sighted individual.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 23, author=Polly Morrice, title=Descended From Salinger, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The offbeat little girls of “Playdate,” whose mothers stumble through parenthood, are not the first characters to feel like cultural descendants of Salinger’s children, those savants, myopics , guileless nose pickers and practicing belchers who seem to glow on the page, highlighting the shallowness of the adults. }}

    See also

    * presbyopic

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.