myope

noun

my·​ope ˈmī-ˌōp 

: a myopic person

Examples of myope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About thirty per cent of all adults are myopes; the rate is similar for hyperopes. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin myops myopic, from Greek myōps, from myein to be closed + ōps eye, face — more at eye

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for myope

• cope
• dope
• grope
• lope
• mope
• nope
• rope
• scope
• shope
• slope
• soap
• stope

Medical Definition

myope

noun

my·​ope ˈmī-ˌōp 

: a myopic individual

called also myopic