hypermétropeadjectivecommon nounSyllable DecompositionhypermétropeEtymologyexpandword derived from hypermetry ('alteration of movement') and the ancient Greek ὤψ ôps (eye, sight) Frenchified into -ope as in cyclops.Definition1. Farsighted, affected by a vision anomaly that prevents seeing well up close.expandAntonymmyopePluralhypermétropesSee alsohypermétropie (cn.)