Dictionary

myopic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /maɪˈɒpɪk/ (UK)
• /maɪˈɑpɪk/ (US)
• /maɪˈoʊpɪk/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English myopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myopic From myopia + -ic.

Meanings

1. Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
   • She yanked the paper from her motherʼs hands, bringing it very close to her myopic eyes. 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 13:
   • Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
   • A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.
2. (figuratively) Shortsighted; improvident.
   • The real problem, he insists, is the myopic mentality that has failed to address climate change to date. The rich world’s indifference to the despoliation of the environment in pursuit of short-term economic gain is rooted in a wider problem. 2015 June 28, Paul Vallely, “The Pope's Ecological Vow”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • His postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like ground Hanks is willing to cover. 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:
3. (figuratively) Narrow-minded.
   • Will you come testify in the court of myopic opinion / Or will you settle for oblivion? 2014, “Sarcastrophe” (02:24-02:32 from the start), in .5: The Gray Chapter (Alternative Metal, Nu Metal), performed by Slipknot:
   • Scientific advances can draw us outside of our myopic comfort zone.

Forms

Antonyms

hyperopic

Deriveds

isomyopic · nonmyopic · unmyopic · anisomyopic · myopically

Relateds

myopia

Synonyms

short-sighted · near-sighted

Translations (59)

mk кратковид (shortsighted) · sq miop (unable to see distant objects unaided) · et lühinägelik (unable to see distant objects unaided) · es cortoplacista (shortsighted) · nl bijziend (unable to see distant objects unaided) · et müoopiline (unable to see distant objects unaided) · sk krátkozraký (shortsighted) · cs krátkozraký (unable to see distant objects unaided) · nn nærsynt (unable to see distant objects unaided) · ru близору́кий (unable to see distant objects unaided) · hu rövidlátó (unable to see distant objects unaided) · nb nærsynt (unable to see distant objects unaided) · de myop (unable to see distant objects unaided) · vi cận (unable to see distant objects unaided) · de myopisch (unable to see distant objects unaided) · pl krótkowzroczny (unable to see distant objects unaided) · gl chosco (unable to see distant objects unaided) · cy byr ei golwg (unable to see distant objects unaided) · el μυωπικός (unable to see distant objects unaided) · et lühinägev (unable to see distant objects unaided) · hy կարճատես (unable to see distant objects unaided) · vi cận thị (unable to see distant objects unaided) · gl miope (unable to see distant objects unaided) · is nærsýnn (unable to see distant objects unaided) · mk кусоглед (shortsighted) · ca miop (unable to see distant objects unaided) · it poco perspicace (unable to see distant objects unaided) · de kurzsichtig (unable to see distant objects unaided) · mk кусоглед (unable to see distant objects unaided) · tr miyop (unable to see distant objects unaided) · gl pitoño (unable to see distant objects unaided) · ga gearr-radharcach (unable to see distant objects unaided) · oc miòp (unable to see distant objects unaided) · mi pōnakonako (unable to see distant objects unaided) · it miope (unable to see distant objects unaided) · he קצר ראייה (shortsighted) · es chejo (unable to see distant objects unaided) · ca llosc (unable to see distant objects unaided) · sk krátkozraký (unable to see distant objects unaided) · de kurzsichtig (shortsighted) · grc μύωψ (unable to see distant objects unaided) · mi kahurua (unable to see distant objects unaided) · fi likinäköinen (unable to see distant objects unaided) · pt miópico (unable to see distant objects unaided) · es miope (unable to see distant objects unaided) · fr myope (unable to see distant objects unaided) · ka ახლომხედველი (unable to see distant objects unaided) · eo miopa (unable to see distant objects unaided) · cy byr eu golwg (unable to see distant objects unaided) · kmr şevkor (unable to see distant objects unaided) · sv närsynt (unable to see distant objects unaided) · da kortsynet (unable to see distant objects unaided) · cy byr ei olwg (unable to see distant objects unaided) · lv tuvredzīgs (unable to see distant objects unaided) · pt míope (unable to see distant objects unaided) · pl krótkowzroczny (shortsighted) · mk кратковид (unable to see distant objects unaided) · es corto de vista (unable to see distant objects unaided) · da nærsynet (unable to see distant objects unaided)

myopic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /maɪˈɒpɪk/ (UK)
• /maɪˈɑpɪk/ (US)
• /maɪˈoʊpɪk/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English myopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myopic From myopia + -ic.

Meanings

1. A short-sighted individual.
   • 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. 2008 March 23, Polly Morrice, “Descended From Salinger”, in New York Times:

Forms

Relateds

presbyopic