Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narrow-sightedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: nar-row-sight-ed-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being narrow-sighted.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The events of universal history are not to be reckoned upon either by the short-sightedness of the Philistine or by the narrow-sightedness of the student."
"Those concerned with creating climates for change can ill afford narrow-sightedness."
"This narrow-sightedness is a real problem and can cause a team to lose focus because of perhaps fixed or ignorant views on a particular subject."

Etymology

From narrow-sighted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: narrow-sighted

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does narrow-sightedness mean?: The quality of being narrow-sighted.
Where does narrow-sightedness come from?: From narrow-sighted + -ness.

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