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clear-sighted

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clear-sight·ed (klîrstd)
adj.
1. Having sharp, clear vision.
2. Perceptive; discerning.

clear-sighted·ly adv.
clear-sighted·ness n.

clear-sighted
adj
1. involving accurate perception or judgment a clear-sighted compromise
2. having clear vision
clear-sightedly  adv
clear-sightedness  n
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Adj.1.clear-sighted - having sharp clear vision
sighted - able to see
2.clear-sighted - 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 be taken in by so spurious an argument"
discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
Translations
clear-sighted [ˈklɪəˈsaɪtɪd] ADJclarividente, perspicaz
clear-sighted [ˈklɪəˈsaɪtɪd] adj (fig) → perspicace
clear-sighted [ˈklɪəˈsaɪtɪd] adj (fig) → perspicace


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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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