vision
Academic Word List, sublist 9.
About 44.63 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The sense or ability of sight.
- noun Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- noun Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
- noun Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- noun A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
- noun An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
- noun General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
- noun A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Similar words
sight imagination imaginativeness visual modality visual sensation visual sense eyesight visual optical seeing
Often followed by
of and is in for that to was which
Word family
visional visionally visioned visioning visions
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