Sight

Quick meaning: Sight is a noun meaning (in the singular) The ability to see.

Meaning

(in the singular) The ability to see.

More Meanings

1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
2. Something seen.
3. (often in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
4. (often in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
5. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
6. (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
7. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.

Example Sentences

to gain sight of land

O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!

He is losing his sight and now can barely read.

You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!

Word Forms

• sights
• sighting
• sighted

Synonyms for sight

Depending on context, synonyms include see, espy, glimpse, spot, ken, perception.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vision, view, survey, lot, muckle, mickle.

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