sightseeing

1 of 2

noun

sight·​see·​ing ˈsīt-ˌsē-iŋ 

: the activity of visiting the famous or interesting places of an area : the act or pastime of seeing sights

We did a lot of sightseeing on our vacation.

We didn't go to the conference. We went sightseeing instead …

—Terry McMillan

sightseeing

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adjective

: devoted to or used for seeing sights

Examples of sightseeing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After a day of sightseeing, head about 30 minutes west to the Inn at Hastings Park; a collection of 19th-century buildings converted into a luxury boutique hotel. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025

Billowing sleeves and a loose, flowy hem allow the top to move with you through the airport, during sightseeing excursions, and even out to a nice dinner, and the neutral sage color keeps the top sufficiently wearable as your new go-to basic. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025

Atamifuji Sakutaro sightseeing in London on Tuesday. —Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025

In the summer of 1964, Mahmood Mamdani, then a student at the University of Pittsburgh, took a sightseeing bus trip across America. —Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1821, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sightseeing

• agreeing
• decreeing
• foreseeing
• nonbeing
• unseeing
• being
• feeing
• fleeing
• freeing
• keying
• peeing
• seeing

Kids Definition

sightseeing

adjective

sight·​see·​ing

-ˌsē-iŋ

: engaged in, devoted to, or used for seeing things and places of interest

a sightseeing bus

sightseeing noun