vision
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The ability to see.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
vizhuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvɪʒən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The ability to see; the visual faculty
uncountable
The sense or ability of sight.
The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
countable
Something seen; an object perceived visually.
countableby extension
A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
countable
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
verb
transitive
To imagine something as if it were to be true.
transitive
To present as in a vision.
transitive
To provide with a vision.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
Used this way, vision is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- visual modality , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use vision
- “He had a vision of his own death.”noun
- “The runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision.”noun
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
A person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Impairment of the sense of sight.
Vision involving the use of both eyes.
The normal ability to see colors.
Normal vision in daylight.
Vision using the fovea and parafovea.
Vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer.
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Synonyms
Sense: ability to see
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