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Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak.

inguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like. Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still. Shak.

The rank or office of an ensign.

The state or rank of an ensign.

Sight of the eye; the sense of seeing; view; observation. Josephus sets this down from his own eyesight. Bp. Wilkins.

Seeing to great distance; hence, of good judgment regarding the remote effects of actions; sagacious.

Quality of bbeing farsighted.

A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation.

To plan beforehand; to intend previously. Cheyne.

to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.

Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future. Bartram.

Foresighted. [Obs.]

To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify. Milton.

A signal consisting of a white flag with a black center, used by the United States Weather Bureau to indicate that a local frost is expected. It is used only in Florida and along the coasts of the Pacific and the Gulf Mexico.

Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. Bacon.

Looking upward; supercilious. Shak.

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into. He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. Jortin.

stinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.

The condition or quality of being insignificant; want of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases.

Insignificance.