vision means the sense or ability of sight. It carries an Arena rating of 1621, earned across 20 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, vision ranks #37 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #847 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #2,167 of 42,747 for Qualifying, #4,296 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
vision is pronounced /ˈvɪʒ.ən/.
Why “vision” is a great word
The faculty or sense of sight; also, something seen in the imagination or as a supernatural apparition. From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō ("vision, seeing"), from vidēre ("to see"). Unlike "ken," which marks the perimeter of what one can perceive or understand, or "farsightedness," a clinical condition of the eye, vision is the thing itself—both the mechanism and its phantom product. It is the wet gleam of a road after rain, the haunting clarity of a dream-image upon waking, and the ghostly figure at the foot of the bed—the eye's authority and its treachery, making the seen and the unseen equally real.
Etymology
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.
noun
- The sense or ability of sight.
- Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- Something imaginary one thinks one sees.e.g.“He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.”
- Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- A perceived potential future event or occurrence.e.g.“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:
- An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.e.g.“He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.”
- General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.e.g.“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 Tears for Fears:
- A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.e.g.“He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.”
- A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
verb
- To imagine something as if it were to be true.
- To present as in a vision.
- To provide with a vision.
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