Outsight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Outsight is a noun meaning Expectation; prospect.
Meaning
Expectation; prospect.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) Movable goods kept out of doors, such as animals, ploughs, carts, and other implements of husbandry.
- Sight for that which is on the outside; the ability or capacity to perceive or anticipate external things; view; outlook; perspective; power of observation.
Example Sentences
When we live by outsight, we become submissive to fate.
Yet we sail toward it grasping The outsight which we know is there.
This means honing their “outsight” —the capacity to perceive external things—and helping their constituents develop that ability as well.
It can key her into broad areas of emotional import, and therefore of personal significance, which if made relevant to the subject matter would provide some children with opportunities for linking insights to outsights, [...]
Word Forms
- outsights
Synonyms for outsight
Depending on context, synonyms include observation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include onlook, lookout, prospect, perspective, vision, perspicience.
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