sharp-sightedness

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sharp-sight·ed

(shärp′sī′tĭd)

adj.

1. Having keen eyesight.

2. Keenly perceptive or alert.

sharp′-sight′ed·ly adv.

sharp′-sight′ed·ness n.

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Noun	1.	sharp-sightedness - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) acuity, visual acuity visual modality, visual sense, vision, sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty 20/20, twenty-twenty - normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet oxyopia - unusually acute vision
	2.	sharp-sightedness - lively attentiveness on the qui vive, alertness attentiveness - the trait of being observant and paying attention

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