sight

¹sight

noun \ˈsīt\

Definition of SIGHT

1

: something that is seen : spectacle

2

a : a thing regarded as worth seeing —usually used in plural <the sights of the city> b : something ludicrous or disorderly in appearance <you look a sight>

3

a chiefly dialect : a great number or quantity b : a good deal : lot <a far sight better> <not by a damn sight>

4

a : the process, power, or function of seeing; specifically : the physical sense by which light stimuli received by the eye are interpreted by the brain and constructed into a representation of the position, shape, brightness, and usually color of objects in space b : mental or spiritual perception c : mental view; specifically : judgment

5

a : the act of looking at or beholding b : inspection, perusal c : view, glimpse d : an observation to determine direction or position (as by a navigator)

6

a : a perception of an object by or as if by the eye <never lost sight of the objective> b : the range of vision <was nowhere in sight>

7

: presentation of a note or draft to the maker or draftee : demand

8

a : a device that aids the eye in aiming or in finding the direction of an object b plural : aspiration <set her sights on a medical career>

— in sight

: at or within a reasonable distance or time

— on sight

: as soon as seen <ordered to shoot on sight>

— out of sight

1

: beyond comparison

2

: beyond all expectation or reason

3

—used as a generalized expression of approval

— sight for sore eyes

: one whose appearance or arrival is an occasion for joy or relief

Examples of SIGHT

1. She regained sight in her left eye.
2. The officers were ordered to shoot on sight.
3. Keep out of sight until I tell you it's OK to come out.
4. The child wandered out of sight.
5. Don't let the puppy out of your sight.
6. The rabbit disappeared from sight into the tall grass.
7. The controls are hidden from sight behind a panel.

Origin of SIGHT

Middle English, from Old English gesiht faculty or act of sight, thing seen; akin to Old High German gisiht sight, Old English sēon to see

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SIGHT

Synonyms: company, presence

Antonyms: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace

Related Words: closeness, contiguity, immediacy, nearness, proximity

Near Antonyms: vision

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Rhymes with SIGHT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write