What does vision mean?
Definitions for vision
ˈvɪʒ ənvi·sion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word vision.
Princeton's WordNet
visionnoun
a vivid mental image
"he had a vision of his own death"
sight, vision, visual sense, visual modalitynoun
the ability to see; the visual faculty
vision, visual sensationnoun
the perceptual experience of seeing
"the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"
imagination, imaginativeness, visionnoun
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
"popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"
visionnoun
a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
"he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"
Wiktionary
visionnoun
The sense or ability of sight.
Etymology: From visio, noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus, from the verb videre + action noun suffix -io.
visionnoun
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
Etymology: From visio, noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus, from the verb videre + action noun suffix -io.
visionnoun
An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
Etymology: From visio, noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus, from the verb videre + action noun suffix -io.
visionnoun
A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Etymology: From visio, noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus, from the verb videre + action noun suffix -io.
visionnoun
A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
Etymology: From visio, noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus, from the verb videre + action noun suffix -io.
visionverb
To imagine something as if it were to be true.
Etymology: From visio, noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus, from the verb videre + action noun suffix -io.
Webster Dictionary
Vision
the act of seeing external objects; actual sight
Etymology: [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. to see, I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]
Vision
the faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve
Etymology: [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. to see, I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]
Vision
that which is seen; an object of sight
Etymology: [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. to see, I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]
Vision
especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah
Etymology: [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. to see, I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]
Vision
hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy
Etymology: [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. to see, I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]
Visionverb
to see in a vision; to dream
Etymology: [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. to see, I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]
Freebase
Vision
The Vision is the name of a number of fictional characters, each superheroes, that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Vision is an android and a member of the Avengers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Vision
vizh′un, n. the act or sense of seeing: sight: anything seen: anything imagined to be seen: a divine revelation: an apparition: anything imaginary.—v.t. to see as a vision: to present as in a vision.—n. (Scot.) Visie (viz′i), a close look at anything.—adj. Vis′ional, pertaining to a vision, not real.—adv. Vis′ionally.—n. Vis′ionariness.—adj. Vis′ionary, affected by visions: apt to see visions, imaginative: existing in imagination only: not real.—n. one who sees visions: one who forms impracticable schemes.—adj. Vis′ioned (rare), inspired so as to see visions: seen in a vision, spectral.—n. Vis′ionist, a visionary person, one who believes in visions.—adj. Vis′ionless, destitute of vision.—Beatific vision (see Beatify); Centre, Point, of vision, the position from which anything is observed, or represented as being seen. [Fr.,—L. visio, visionis—vidēre, visum, to see; cf. Gr. idein, Eng. wit.]
Editors Contribution
vision
A collective project, task or picture of what a team of people choose to focus on and achieve united with each other.
The collective vision is accurate and crystal clear of what we choose to create together, optimum health, shared prosperity for all and a world united in perfect harmony.
Submitted by MaryC on April 7, 2020vision
The act, fact, sense and ability of sight and seeing.
The vision was crystal clear and all have the ability to see with crystal clear eyesight.
Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020vision
To create a picture with the mind and imagination.
We are using our sense of vision to create the world we choose as a collective humanity.
Submitted by MaryC on April 28, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'vision' in Nouns Frequency: #967
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vision in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of vision in a Sentence
Patients who suffer from decreased or total loss of smell, called ‘hyposmia’ or ‘anosmia’ are deeply affected by this problem, compared to the other special senses, for example, loss of vision or hearing, the loss of smell is often thought of as relatively inconsequential, but this is far from the truth.
Media-pawn or cat reviews the literary tycoon or tiger's level of all dimensions of its vision to surpass it since it shows a trend of media self-vanity. However, at that point, it fails to qualify as standard as a literary tycoon's depth of insight.
My vision is to run with support from the President and his coalition of voters.
Wow, we have headed into the Superman realm. You have the x-ray vision.
Whenever I put my Superman costume on as a kid, I didn't have X-ray vision. I had desperately short sight and had to wear big. thick glasses to see, i couldn't leave (glasses) in the phone box like Clark Kent could. That short sight lead me to have a detached retina.
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- رؤيةArabic
- зрокBelarusian
- ви́зия, зре́ниеBulgarian
- visió, vistaCatalan, Valencian
- vidění, vidina, vize, zrakCzech
- visionDanish
- Vision, Sicht, Sehkraft, TraumbildGerman
- όραμα, όρασηGreek
- vizioEsperanto
- visión, vistaSpanish
- nägemus, ilmutus, nägemineEstonian
- بینایی, چشم انداز, بینش, دیدPersian
- näky, kangastus, näkö, visio, näkökyky, näköaisti, ilmestys, haaveFinnish
- apparition, vue, vision, aspirationFrench
- físIrish
- radharcScottish Gaelic
- visión, vistaGalician
- दृष्टिHindi
- képzeletbeli, látomásHungarian
- vista, visioneItalian
- חָזוֹןHebrew
- 目標, 幻覚, 展望, 啓示, 視覚, 幻視, ビジョンJapanese
- წარმოდგენა, მხედველობა, ხილვაGeorgian
- ದೃಷ್ಟಿKannada
- 시각, 시력Korean
- somnium, visioLatin
- гле́дање, вид, привиде́ние, ви́зијаMacedonian
- droombeeld, visioen, kijk, geestesverschijning, zicht, visie, gezichtsvermogenDutch
- åpenbaring, visjonNorwegian
- wzrok, wizja, widzeniePolish
- objetivo, visão, vistaPortuguese
- vedere, obiectiv, vedenie, viziune, aparițieRomanian
- ви́дение, виде́ние, зре́ние, привиде́ние, видениеRussian
- вид, vidSerbo-Croatian
- zrakSlovak
- vidSlovene
- vision, hägring, synSwedish
- taswira, kizuka, jazandaSwahili
- భ్రమ, దర్శనం, దృష్టిTelugu
- vizyonTurkish
- зір, баченняUkrainian
- اولین مقصدUrdu
- thị giácVietnamese
- זעאונגYiddish
- 视力Chinese
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