Farseeing

/ˈfɑɹˌsiːɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Able to see or perceive things from great distances, or having the ability to predict future events with unusual accuracy.

Etymology

Compound of 'far' (Old English) and 'seeing' (from Old English 'sēon'). The compound developed in Middle English to describe both literal vision and metaphorical foresight.

Kelly Says

Our ancestors imagined farseeingness as an actual superpower—if you could see far, you had magical ability. Now we know it's just good data analysis, which is somehow more impressive.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ አይነት
en-de ay-net
ARالعربية
بعيد النظر
bi-eed na-zar
BNবাংলা
দূরদর্শী
door-dar-shee
CACatalà
previsor
pre-vi-sor
CSČeština
všepraví
v-she-pra-vi
DADansk
indsigtsfuld
in-dsig-ts-fuld
DEDeutsch
weitblickend
vayt-blick-en-d
ELΕλληνικά
προνοητικός
pro-no-e-ti-kos
ESEspañol
previsor
pre-vi-sor
FAفارسی
دوراندیش
door-an-dish
FISuomi
pitkäjänteinen
pit-kä-jän-tei-nen
FRFrançais
prévoyant
pre-vwa-yan
GUGU
દૂરદર્શી
door-dar-shee
HAHA
mai-yawa
mai-ya-wa
HEעברית
בעל חזון
ba-al cha-zon
HIहिन्दी
दूरदर्शी
door-dar-shee
HUMagyar
látnoki
la-t-no-ki
IDBahasa Indonesia
pandang jauh
pan-dang ju-ah
IGIG
na-akọ
na-a-ko
ITItaliano
lungimirante
lun-gi-mi-ran-te
JA日本語
遠見の
en-ken-no
KKKK
көбіне көретін
ko-bi-ne ko-re-tin
KMKM
មានចិត្ត
ma-an chit
KO한국어
दूर시력
du-u-si-ryeok
MRMR
दूरदर्शी
door-dar-shee
MSBahasa Melayu
pandang jauh
pan-dang ju-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်မြင်
kya-n-myin
NLNederlands
verziener
ver-zee-ner
NONorsk
forutseende
for-ut-seen-de
PAPA
ਅੰਦਰ-ਅੰਦਰ
an-dar-an-dar
PLPolski
przejrzliwy
przej-rz-li-wy
PTPortuguês
previdente
pre-vi-den-te
RORomână
prevazator
pre-va-za-tor
RUРусский
дальновидный
dal-no-vid-nyy
SVSvenska
införesättande
in-fo-res-sat-tan-de
SWKiswahili
mwenye ujuzi
men-ye u-ju-zi
TAதமிழ்
நோக்கம்
no-kam
TEతెలుగు
చూపు
choo-pu
THไทย
มองการณ์ไกล
mong-gan-yaan-kai
TLTL
mapagmasid
ma-pa-g-ma-sid
TRTürkçe
gelecek gören
ge-le-cek go-ren
UKУкраїнська
прозорливий
pro-zor-li-viy
URاردو
دوراندیش
door-an-dish
VITiếng Việt
thấu thị
thau-thi
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
远见卓识
yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí
ZUZU
nobunye
no-bun-ye

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