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Synonyms

eyesight

American  
[ahy-sahyt] / ˈaɪˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. the power or faculty of seeing.

  2. the act or fact of seeing.

  3. the range of the eye.

    to come within eyesight.


eyesight British  
/ ˈaɪˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. the ability to see; faculty of sight

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Etymology

Origin of eyesight

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; eye, sight

Example Sentences

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Then her eyesight deteriorated, which necessitated a month of radiation.

From Los Angeles Times

So how do the thick-skinned animals with poor eyesight pull off such delicate tasks?

From Barron's

The loss of his eyesight sparked vivid hallucinations.

From BBC

Despite it being a genetic condition, Andy's parents were just carriers of the condition, so he had never been around someone who had dealt with eyesight loss.

From BBC

“Yes. And they have the eyesight of lions.”

From Literature