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clear-sighted |
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clear-sighted adj
1. involving accurate perception or judgment a clear-sighted compromise 2. having clear vision clear-sightedly adv clear-sightedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations clear-sighted [ˈklɪəˈsaɪtɪd] adj (fig) → perspicace clear-sighted [ˈklɪəˈsaɪtɪd] adj (fig) → perspicace How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Love is absorbing; it takes the lover out of himself; the most clear-sighted, though he may know, cannot realise that his love will cease; it gives body to what he knows is illusion, and, knowing it is nothing else, he loves it better than reality. The sudden acquisition of ten thousand pounds was the most remarkable charm of the young lady to whom he was now rendering himself agreeable; but Elizabeth, less clear-sighted perhaps in this case than in Charlotte's, did not quarrel with him for his wish of independence. He was clear-sighted enough to be aware that her uncle and aunt would have looked kindly on his suit, and indeed, without this encouragement he would never have persevered in going to the Farm; but it was impossible to come to any but fluctuating conclusions about Hetty's feelings. |
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