eyesight

eye-sight · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The ability to see; the faculty of vision.

  2. 2.

    The range or clarity of one's vision.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    within eyesight — Close enough to be seen.
  • •
    out of eyesight — Too far away to be visible.

Related words

Antonyms: blindness
See also: eye, sight, vision
Synonyms: sight, vision

Etymology

A compound of Old English ēage ("eye") and sihþ ("sight, vision"), from Proto-Germanic sihtiz. The word has been used since Middle English to describe the faculty or power of seeing.