myopia
English
/maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/, /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- (figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (shortsightedness), μύω (shut eyes, close, shut) + Ancient Greek ὤψ (eye, face, view, countenance).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὤψ
Gloss
eye, face, view, countenance
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
顔
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -opia English
- anisomyopia English
- anisomyopic English
- heteromyopia English
- isomyopia English
- isomyopic English
- myopiagenic English
- myopic English
- myopically English
- myopist English
- myopization English
- nonmyopic English
- pseudomyopia English
- Αἰθίοψ Ancient Greek
- αὐλωπίας Ancient Greek
- βοῶπις Ancient Greek
- γλαυκῶπις Ancient Greek
- καμμύω Ancient Greek
- καταμύω Ancient Greek
- μέτωπον Ancient Greek
- μυωπία Ancient Greek
- μύω Ancient Greek
- μύωψ Ancient Greek
- πρόσωπον Ancient Greek
- χρυσώψ Ancient Greek
- ἐνώπιος Ancient Greek
- ὤψ Ancient Greek
- *h₃ókʷs Proto-Indo-European
- *mewH- Proto-Indo-European
- kyklop Danish
- μυωπία Greek (modern)