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
vision(noun)
a vivid mental image
"he had a vision of his own death"
sight, vision, visual sense, visual modality(noun)
the ability to see; the visual faculty
vision, visual sensation(noun)
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, vision(noun)
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"
vision(noun)
a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
"he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"
Wiktionary
vision(Noun)
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.
vision(Noun)
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.
vision(Noun)
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.
vision(Noun)
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.
vision(Noun)
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.
vision(Verb)
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.]
Vision(verb)
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'vision' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2391
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'vision' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4450
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'vision' in Nouns Frequency: #967
Anagrams for vision »
inviso
Numerology
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
We do not accept that Brexit has to mean whatever Theresa May says it means. We do not accept that there has to be a reckless Tory Brexit, we have a very different vision, a vision now about how Brexit can work for Britain and the EU.
Florida GOP strategist Rick Wilson:
I do think he's going to try to reach the American people in a way that tells a story of a very different, optimistic, prospective vision for America, that isn't just the doom and gloom that we tend to get an awful lot of the time on our side.
Over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.
Vision 2030 is a more holistic long-term transformation across all sectors of the economy, we see big regional and global names entering the Saudi market over the [next five years], with lucrative opportunities in retail, hospitality and tourism, real estate, healthcare and digitization.
After the last couple of debates, I've heard just nothing but great things about his sincerity, his vision is not just one of words but it really seems like he's going to put in practice what he's talking about, and I think that's what people respond to.
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Translations for vision
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- رؤيةArabic
- зрокBelarusian
- ви́зия, зре́ниеBulgarian
- visió, vistaCatalan, Valencian
- vidění, vidina, vize, zrakCzech
- visionDanish
- Vision, Sicht, Sehkraft, TraumbildGerman
- όραμα, όρασηGreek
- visión, vistaSpanish
- nägemus, ilmutus, nägemineEstonian
- بینایی, چشم انداز, بینش, دیدPersian
- näky, kangastus, näkö, visio, näkökyky, näköaisti, ilmestys, haaveFinnish
- apparition, vue, vision, aspirationFrench
- 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
- 视力Chinese
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