sharp-sightedness

Questions about sharp-sightedness

What does sharp-sightedness mean?

sharp-sightedness means "sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sharp-sightedness?

sharp-sightedness has 4 syllables and divides as sharp--sigh-ted-ness under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for sharp-sightedness?

Close synonyms include acuity, visual acuity, alertness, on the qui vive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sharp-sightedness a common word?

sharp-sightedness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.