English noun: sharp-sightedness | |||
1. | sharp-sightedness (cognition) sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) | ||
Synonyms | acuity, visual acuity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sight, vision, visual modality, visual sense | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | 20/20, oxyopia, twenty-twenty | ||
2. | sharp-sightedness (attribute) lively attentiveness | ||
Synonyms | alertness, on the qui vive | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attentiveness | ||