clear-sighted

clear-sighted
ADJ-GRADED (approval)
If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgements and decisions about them.

He was clear-sighted enough to keep a sense of perspective...

The best way to travel to success is to have a clear-sighted view of your objective.


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  • Clear-sighted — Clear sight ed (kl[=e]r s[imac]t [e^]d), a. 1. Seeing with clearness; acutely perceptive, discerning; as, clear sighted reason. Syn: clear eyed, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, clear headed. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. having sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clear-sighted — adj able to understand a problem or situation well ▪ a clear sighted analysis >clear sightedness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clear-sighted — clear sightedly, adv. clear sightedness, n. /klear suy tid/, adj. 1. having clear or sharp eyesight. 2. having or marked by keen perception or sound judgment: a clear sighted, analytical approach. [1580 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • clear-sighted — index acute, cognizant, discriminating (judicious), perspicacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • clear-sighted — adjective able to judge situations quickly and accurately and make sensible decisions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • clear-sighted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ thinking clearly; perspicacious …   English terms dictionary

  • clear-sighted — adjective 1. having sharp clear vision • Similar to: ↑sighted 2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning too clear eyed not to see what problems would follow chaos could be prevented only by clear sighted leadership much too perspicacious to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • clear-sighted — adjective Date: 1586 1. having clear vision 2. discerning < a clear sighted appraisal > • clear sightedly adverb • clear sightedness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clear-sighted — /ˈklɪə saɪtəd/ (say klear suytuhd) adjective having clear sight; having keen mental perception; discerning; perspicacious: clear sighted businesswoman. –clear sightedly, adverb –clear sightedness, noun …  

  • clear-sighted — adjective able to understand a problem or situation well: a clear sighted analysis clear sightedly adverb clear sightedness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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