🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

myopie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi-o-pie

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nearsightedness/ˈnɪrˌsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Les personnes atteintes de myopie ont souvent du mal à voir au loin."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A condition in which distant objects appear blurred while close objects can be seen clearly.

    "People with nearsightedness often struggle to see the board in a classroom."
  2. 2

    A refractive error of the eye that results in a blurred vision for distant objects.

    "Nearsightedness can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nearsightedness' is derived from the combination of 'near' and 'sight', with 'sight' originating from Old English 'siht', meaning 'vision' or 'sight'. The concept has evolved since the 19th century to describe a common vision condition where distant objects appear blurry.

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