Meaning
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- The sense or ability of sight.
- Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
- Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
- A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
- A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
Synonyms
visual modality
sense of sight
bright eyes
mental image
visual sense
visual sensation
divine revelation
mental picture
show oneself
visual image
strange phenomenon
visual hallucination
revelatory dream
having poor vision
eye-sight
visual percept
colour perception
imagination image
thought-image
visual system
ability to see
power of sight
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɪʒ.ən/
Etymology
In summary
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 (“I see”) + action noun suffix -iō.
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