sight
sight Lexical Profile
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• noun
The faculty or power of seeing; physical vision.
"The surgery successfully restored her sight after years of deteriorating vision."
An instance of seeing or noticing someone or something, or the range within which someone or something can be seen.
"The children cheered at the first sight of the ocean on the horizon."
A thing or place that one sees or that is worth seeing, especially a notable landmark or spectacle.
"The aurora borealis dancing across the winter sky was a magnificent sight."
A device on an optical instrument, surveying tool, or firearm used for assisting in precise aim or observation.
"The astronomer adjusted the finder sight on the telescope to align it with Jupiter."
• verb
To manage to see or observe something, especially something distant, rare, or long sought after.
"After three hours at sea, the crew finally sighted a pod of humpback whales."
To take aim or make an observation by looking through the optical guide of an instrument.
"The surveyor carefully sighted along the boundary line using a theodolite."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently confused with its homophones 'site' (a physical or virtual location) and 'cite' (to quote or summon). 'Sight' always relates to vision, seeing, or something worth seeing.
• Rhymes for sight
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'sihþ' or 'gesiht', meaning 'something seen, vision, or aspect', derived from the Proto-Germanic root '*sehw-', which is also the source of the verb 'see'.