Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilitynearsightednear‧sight‧ed /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd◂ $ ˈnɪrsaɪtɪd/ adjective especially American English MIunable to see things clearly unless they are close to you → far-sighted SYN short-sighted British English —nearsightedness noun [uncountable] ldoceonline.com