: the power or act of perceiving external things
… the clear-eyed insight and outsight of the born writer.New Yorker

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outsight was in 1605

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“Outsight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsight. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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