vision

/ˈvɪʒ.ən/
nounverb

The sense or ability of sight.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The sense or ability of sight.

  2. Something seen; an object perceived visually.

  3. Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

    “He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.”

  4. Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To imagine something as if it were to be true.

  2. To present as in a vision.

  3. To provide with a vision.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
sighteyesightviewperceptionseeingapparitionhallucinationmirage
Opposite
ablepsiablindnesscecityfarsightednesshyperopiamyopia

VISION at a glance

VISION has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,319 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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