noun
sight
A great amount or degree.
This repaired bicycle is a sight better than the old one.
Etymology
Sight can name a spectacle or something conspicuous to the eye. Informally, it broadened to a conspicuously large amount, as in a sight more.
More examples
- The journey cost a sight more than we expected.
- He felt a sight stronger after a week of rest.
- The new route is a sight shorter.
Forms
sight
Similar words
- much
- The ordinary degree word rather than the informal a sight construction.