vision

¹vi·sion

noun \ˈvi-zhən\

Definition of VISION

1

a : something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy; especially : a supernatural appearance that conveys a revelation b : a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination c : a manifestation to the senses of something immaterial <look, not at visions, but at realities — Edith Wharton>

2

a : the act or power of imagination b (1) : mode of seeing or conceiving (2) : unusual discernment or foresight <a person of vision> c : direct mystical awareness of the supernatural usually in visible form

3

a : the act or power of seeing : sight b : the special sense by which the qualities of an object (as color, luminosity, shape, and size) constituting its appearance are perceived through a process in which light rays entering the eye are transformed by the retina into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve

4

a : something seen b : a lovely or charming sight

— vi·sion·al \ˈvizh-nəl, ˈvi-zhə-n^əl\ adjective

— vi·sion·al·ly adverb

Examples of VISION

1. We had visions of fame and fortune.
2. the architect's vision for the new building
3. She had a clear vision of what she wanted to do.
4. He had a vision of Christ.
5. The idea came to me in a vision.

Origin of VISION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vision-, visio, from vidēre to see — more at wit

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to VISION

Synonyms: chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, figment, hallucination, illusion, nonentity, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, fantasy

Antonyms: improvidence, myopia, shortsightedness

Related Words: ignis fatuus, mirage, will-o'-the-wisp; brainchild, idea; concoction, fable, fabrication, fiction, invention; envisaging, imaging, visualization; cloud-cuckoo-land, cloudland, Shangri-la, utopia; daymare, nightmare

Near Antonyms: actuality, fact, reality

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Rhymes with VISION

fission, Frisian, scission