vision
The sense or ability of sight.
Noun
- The sense or ability of sight.
- Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- […]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…] - c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London:...
- It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis...
- Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
- He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
- Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years. - 2005, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving,...
- Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory. - 1690, John...
- A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
- I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA - 2020 April 3, Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”performed by Chappell Roan:
- Gilead has always been a chilling vision of what America might become if right-wing theocrats seized absolute power and stripped women of all independence. - 2026 May 27, Judy Berman, “When Did On-Screen Weddings Get So...
- An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
- He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
- To achieve their vision, they enlisted the local architectural designer Marcie Banks of Clementine Construction. - 2026 May 5, Ingrid Abramovitch, “Big Easy Does It”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page...
- General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
- I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the— - 1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by...
- A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
- He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
- A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
Origin
From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.
Forms
Synonyms
sight eyesight view perception seeing apparition hallucination mirage dream desire aspiration fantasy ken vision
Antonyms
ablepsia blindness cecity farsightedness hyperopia myopia nearsightedness purblindness shortsightedness
Hypernyms
Related
Derived
beatific vision binocular vision Brobdingnagian vision computer vision computer vision syndrome distance vision double vision field of vision heat vision Lilliputian vision near vision night vision peripheral vision personal vision pick-by-vision point of vision prevision rear vision mirror rear-vision mirror Smell-O-Vision smell-o-vision tunnel vision visibility visible
Verb
- To imagine something as if it were to be true.
- To present as in a vision.
- To provide with a vision.