vision

1. 1

   The sense or ability of sight.uncountable

2. 2

   Something seen; an object perceived visually.countable

   • […]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]
   • 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 was the Found!
3. 3

   Something imaginary one thinks one sees.countable

   • He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
4. 4

   Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.broadlycountable

   • 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.
5. 5

   A perceived potential future event or occurrence.broadlycountable

   • I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA
   • 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.
6. 6

   An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.countable

   • He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
7. 7

   General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.uncountable

   • I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the—
8. 8

   A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.countable

   • He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
9. 9

   A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.countable

10. 10

    Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.uncountable

syn. ken · vision

ant. ablepsia · blindness · cecity · farsightedness · hyperopia · myopia · nearsightedness · purblindness

1. 1

   To imagine something as if it were to be true.transitive

2. 2

   To present as in a vision.transitive

3. 3

   To provide with a vision.transitive