- eyesight
- noun Date: 13th century 1. sight 4a 2. archaic observation 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
eyesight
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Eyesight — Eye sight , n. Sight of the eye; the sense of seeing; view; observation. [1913 Webster] Josephus sets this down from his own eyesight. Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eyesight — (n.) c.1200, from EYE (Cf. eye) (n.) + SIGHT (Cf. sight) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
eyesight — [n] vision optics, perceiving, perception, range of view, seeing, sight, view; concept 629 … New thesaurus
eyesight — ► NOUN ▪ a person s ability to see … English terms dictionary
eyesight — [ī′sīt΄] n. 1. the power of seeing; sight; vision 2. the range of vision … English World dictionary
eyesight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, keen ▪ Sharks have excellent eyesight. ▪ bad, failing, poor ▪ Fai … Collocations dictionary
eyesight — eye|sight [ˈaısaıt] n [U] your ability to see poor/good/failing etc eyesight ▪ Eagles have very keen eyesight. ▪ He had a problem with his eyesight … Dictionary of contemporary English
eyesight — n. keen; poor, weak eyesight * * * [ aɪsaɪt] poor weak eyesight keen … Combinatory dictionary
eyesight — eye|sight [ aı,saıt ] noun uncount the ability to see: My eyesight is really bad. Reading in poor light can damage your eyesight … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eyesight — [[t]a͟ɪsaɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu supp N Your eyesight is your ability to see. He suffered from poor eyesight and could no longer read properly … English dictionary
eyesight — UK [ˈaɪˌsaɪt] / US noun [uncountable] the ability to see My eyesight is really bad. Reading in poor light can damage your eyesight … English dictionary
