vision en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The sense or ability of sight.
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(countable) Something seen; an object perceived visually.
It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:[…]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
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(countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years.
2005, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving, →ISBN, page 107:He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
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(broadly, countable) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory.
1690, John Locke, “Of our Knowledge of the Existence of other Things”, in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, volume II, London: A. Bettesworth et al., published 1735, book III, page 250:
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(broadly, countable) A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
Gilead has always been a chilling vision of what America might become if right-wing theocrats seized absolute power and stripped women of all independence.
2026 May 27, Judy Berman, “When Did On-Screen Weddings Get So Bleak?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 28 May 2026:I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA
2020 April 3, Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”performed by Chappell Roan:
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(countable) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
To achieve their vision, they enlisted the local architectural designer Marcie Banks of Clementine Construction.
2026 May 14, Ingrid Abramovitch, “Big Easy Does It”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 22:He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
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(uncountable) General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the—
1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears:
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(countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
- (countable) A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- (uncountable) Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| visions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
myopia · cecity · blindness · hyperopia · farsightedness · nearsightedness · ablepsia · purblindness · shortsightedness
Deriveds
vision statement · revision · X-ray vision · vision out · computer vision · visiscreen · near vision · smell-o-vision · television · monovision · unvisioned · visionphone · computer vision syndrome · snowfield vision · stereovision · vision loss · rear vision mirror · peripheral vision · distance vision · vision-impaired · tunnel vision · vision thing · visiphone · visionics · visibility · vision mixer · personal vision · binocular vision · supravision · cosmovision · visible · vision board · heat vision · vision impaired · Eurovision · vision purple · visionwise · visioneering · visional · noctovision · visionless · Lilliputian vision · double vision · beatific vision · field of vision · visionary · retrovision · visionproof · phonovision · rear-vision mirror · visiplate · point of vision · holovision · countervision · visioner · night vision · Brobdingnagian vision · infravision · visionist · radiovision · visionlike · vision quest · pick-by-vision · visual · vision panel · vision boarding · prevision · Smell-O-Vision · visionize
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Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
ken · vision · mirage (something imaginary) · apparition (something imaginary) · dream (ideal or goal) · sight (ability) · aspiration (ideal or goal) · desire (ideal or goal) · seeing (ability) · fantasy (ideal or goal) · eyesight (ability) · hallucination (something imaginary) · perception (ability) · view (ability)
Translations (251)
de Traumbild (ideal or goal) · sh vȋd (sense or ability of sight) · ml ദർശനം (religious or mystical experience) · da syn (sense or ability of sight) · ko 목표 (ideal or goal) · fi tavoite (ideal or goal) · uga 𐎏𐎅𐎗𐎚 (religious or mystical experience) · uk зір (sense or ability of sight) · tl paningin (sense or ability of sight) · bg виде́ние (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · bgc त्योर (sense or ability of sight) · es visión (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · cs vidění (sense or ability of sight) · pt visão (something seen) · ro viziune (ideal or goal) · mi matakite (religious or mystical experience) · pt visão (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · cs vidění (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · uk при́вид (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · sl vid (sense or ability of sight) · cmn 前景 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · cmn 視覺 /视觉 (sense or ability of sight) · et nägemus (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · he חָזוֹן (ideal or goal) · ko 환각 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ja 視力 (sense or ability of sight) · ko 전망 (ideal or goal) · gd fradharc (sense or ability of sight) · uk ба́чення (ideal or goal) · nl zien (sense or ability of sight) · it visione (person or thing of beauty) · lt rega (sense or ability of sight) · uk виді́ння (something seen) · oc vision (sense or ability of sight) · hi भ्रम (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · de Vorstellung (ideal or goal) · ar بَصَر (sense or ability of sight) · pl widzenie (sense or ability of sight) · fi kangastus (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · uk ба́чення (something seen) · de (optische) Täuschung (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fi näköharha (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · sw kizuka (religious or mystical experience) · dsb wiźenje (sense or ability of sight) · ka წარმოდგენა (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · clt muocuo (religious or mystical experience) · ru виде́ние (religious or mystical experience) · sv vision (ideal or goal) · bg зре́ние (sense or ability of sight) · cs vize (ideal or goal) · ka ზმანება (ideal or goal) · th วิสัยทัศน์ (ideal or goal) · cmn 願景 /愿景 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · nl visioen (religious or mystical experience) · it visione (ideal or goal) · uz xulyo (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · id penglihatan (sense or ability of sight) · fi näky (something seen) · fi näky (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ru ви́дение (ideal or goal) · ro vedere (sense or ability of sight) · de Sehkraft (sense or ability of sight) · cmn 視力 /视力 (sense or ability of sight) · te భ్రమ (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · gd sealladh (sense or ability of sight) · cmn 展望 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fa بینش (sense or ability of sight) · lv redze (sense or ability of sight) · pt visão (ideal or goal) · udm адӟон (sense or ability of sight) · pt joia (person or thing of beauty) · pt visão (sense or ability of sight) · pl wizja (ideal or goal) · id visiun (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · hi दृष्टि (sense or ability of sight) · de Gesicht (religious or mystical experience) · id visi (ideal or goal) · fr vision (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · de Vision (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · gd lèirsinn (sense or ability of sight) · fr vision (religious or mystical experience) · fr vision (sense or ability of sight) · uk виді́ння (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · el όραμα (ideal or goal) · hy տեսողություն (sense or ability of sight) · ca visió (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fi visio (ideal or goal) · tg биниш (sense or ability of sight) · de Zukunftsbild (ideal or goal) · ru виде́ние (something seen) · fi näky (person or thing of beauty) · kk көру (sense or ability of sight) · cmn 眼力 (sense or ability of sight) · uz koʻrish (sense or ability of sight) · de Erscheinung (religious or mystical experience) · qu qhaway (sense or ability of sight) · ka ოცნება (ideal or goal) · be ба́чанне (ideal or goal) · eo vizio (religious or mystical experience) · hi नज़र (sense or ability of sight) · ms wawasan (ideal or goal) · es visión (sense or ability of sight) · hu látvány (something seen) · kk көз (sense or ability of sight) · fa بینایی (sense or ability of sight) · ja 視覚 (sense or ability of sight) · es vista (sense or ability of sight) · ro viziune (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ro văz (sense or ability of sight) · fi näköaisti (sense or ability of sight) · be ба́чанне (something seen) · es visión (religious or mystical experience) · mk вид (sense or ability of sight) · nv ootʼį́ (sense or ability of sight) · fi näkemys (ideal or goal) · oc vista (sense or ability of sight) · ja 像 (ideal or goal) · it visione (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · unm nemëwakàn (sense or ability of sight) · vi thị giác (sense or ability of sight) · it aspirazione (ideal or goal) · ko 환시 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · cmn 異象 /异象 (religious or mystical experience) · nn syn (sense or ability of sight) · fr apparition (religious or mystical experience) · ja 目標 (ideal or goal) · hu látomás (religious or mystical experience) · nb åpenbaring (religious or mystical experience) · nl kijk (ideal or goal) · de Vision (religious or mystical experience) · ja 展望 (ideal or goal) · uk приви́ддя (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fi ilmestys (religious or mystical experience) · la visus (something seen) · nl visioen (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fi päämäärä (ideal or goal) · te దృష్టి (sense or ability of sight) · pl wizja (religious or mystical experience) · nl visie (ideal or goal) · tg биноӣ (sense or ability of sight) · fr vue (sense or ability of sight) · it allucinazione (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ko 시각 (sense or ability of sight) · id visi (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · sv hägring (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · gl visión (sense or ability of sight) · el όραμα (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · pt beleza (person or thing of beauty) · gl visión (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fi näkö (sense or ability of sight) · de Augenlicht (sense or ability of sight) · mk визија (ideal or goal) · cs zrak (sense or ability of sight) · de Einbildung (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · fi näky (something unreal) · fi haave (ideal or goal) · ro obiectiv (ideal or goal) · ltg redzeiba (sense or ability of sight) · hu képzeletbeli (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · la somnium (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · th การมองเห็น (sense or ability of sight) · nl gezichtsvermogen (sense or ability of sight) · sv syn (religious or mystical experience) · be пры́від (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ca vista (sense or ability of sight) · ka მხედველობა (sense or ability of sight) · sk zrak (sense or ability of sight) · nl geestesverschijning (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · pa ਨਜ਼ਰ (sense or ability of sight) · ru привиде́ние (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · de Sicht (sense or ability of sight) · az görmə (sense or ability of sight) · sv syn (sense or ability of sight) · it fantasticheria (something unreal) · hi दर्शन (ideal or goal) · fi hourekuva (something unreal) · ml കാഴ്ച (sense or ability of sight) · bg виде́ние (religious or mystical experience) · cs vidina (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · nb syn (sense or ability of sight) · it vista (sense or ability of sight) · ca visió (sense or ability of sight) · sv vision (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · de Sehvermögen (sense or ability of sight) · sh ви̑д (sense or ability of sight) · fi nähtävä (something seen) · de Trugbild (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ru зре́ние (sense or ability of sight) · pt visão (religious or mystical experience) · de Vision (ideal or goal) · el όραση (sense or ability of sight) · chr ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ (sense or ability of sight) · pt vista (sense or ability of sight) · nl droombeeld (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · ja 幻覚 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · it acutezza visiva (sense or ability of sight) · id visus (sense or ability of sight) · ro viziune (religious or mystical experience) · nl zicht (sense or ability of sight) · pl wzrok (sense or ability of sight) · ro vedenie (religious or mystical experience) · it visione (religious or mystical experience) · de Sinnestäuschung (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · be зрок (sense or ability of sight) · mk привидение (religious or mystical experience) · bg ви́зия (ideal or goal) · ka ხილვა (religious or mystical experience) · fr aspiration (ideal or goal) · pa ਨਿਗਾਹ (sense or ability of sight) · ro apariție (religious or mystical experience) · et ilmutus (religious or mystical experience) · ar نَظَر (sense or ability of sight) · ckb بینایی (sense or ability of sight) · ru виде́ние (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · mk гледање (sense or ability of sight) · sv syn (person or thing of beauty) · la somnium (religious or mystical experience) · id visi (sense or ability of sight) · fa چشمانداز (ideal or goal) · ky көрүү (sense or ability of sight) · tg босира (sense or ability of sight) · ml ദർശനം (ideal or goal) · tr görme (sense or ability of sight) · mk привидение (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · sa दृष्टि (sense or ability of sight) · sw jazanda (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · pt vista (something seen) · ta பார்வை (sense or ability of sight) · fi näkökyky (sense or ability of sight) · it miraggio (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · hu látás (sense or ability of sight) · et nägemine (sense or ability of sight) · ast vista (sense or ability of sight) · egy U2:D4-A-A (sense or ability of sight) · ja 空想 (something unreal) · ja 啓示 (religious or mystical experience) · eo vidsenso. vidpovo (sense or ability of sight) · cmn 展望 (ideal or goal) · ast visión (sense or ability of sight) · ko 시력 (sense or ability of sight) · sv syn (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · it veduta (ideal or goal) · el όραμα (religious or mystical experience) · et nägemus (ideal or goal) · gl vista (sense or ability of sight) · ast visión (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · te దర్శనం (ideal or goal) · ja 幻視 (something imaginary one thinks one sees) · es visión (ideal or goal) · fi näky (religious or mystical experience) · ug كۆرۈش (sense or ability of sight)