Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myopic

/maɪˈoʊpɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: my-op-ic
IPA: /maɪˈoʊpɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

adj

Shortsighted; improvident.

adj

noun

A short-sighted individual.

Example Sentences

"Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye."
"A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed."
"She yanked the paper from her motherʼs hands, bringing it very close to her myopic eyes."
"The real problem, he insists, is the myopic mentality that has failed to address climate change to date. The rich world’s indifference to the despoliation of the environment in pursuit of short-term economic gain is rooted in a wider problem."
"His postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like ground Hanks is willing to cover."
"Scientific advances can draw us outside of our myopic comfort zone."

Etymology

Etymology tree English myopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myopic From myopia + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /maɪˈoʊpɪk/
British English: /maɪˈɒpɪk/

Inflected Forms

more myopic (comparative) most myopic (superlative) myopics (plural)

Derived Forms

anisomyopic isomyopic myopically nonmyopic unmyopic

Frequently Paired Words

myopia presbyopic

Synonyms

short-sighted near-sighted short shortsighted unforesightful nearsighted

Antonyms

hyperopic

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic isotopic endoscopic gyroscopic opic geotropic laryngoscopic telescopic spectroscopic

Questions

How do you pronounce myopic?: The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈoʊpɪk/.
What does myopic mean?: Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
Where does myopic come from?: Etymology tree English myopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myopic From myopia + -ic.

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