noun / verb
sight
SYTE/saɪt/
The ability or act of visual perception.
The hiker uses sight to locate the distant waterfall and point it out.
Etymology
The root shared with see combines with a noun-forming ending. The resulting noun names both the power of seeing and its object: a thing seen.
In context
He, like some people who don't have sight, found a way to create sound waves.
for sight, called the visual cortex, takes up a big chunk of our brains.
More examples
- I recognize our neighbors by sight, not by name.
- The crew sights land just after sunrise.
- She gradually regains her sight after the operation.
Forms
sight · sights · sighted · sighting
sightless adjective — Unable to see; lacking the power of vision.