eyesight

[ahy-sahyt]

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

/ ˈaɪˌsaɪt /

noun

1. the ability to see; faculty of sight

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyesight¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s painfully ironic that Oliphant could look at the world so hard, for so long, and be repaid with the slow loss of his eyesight, as Banowsky finds toward the end of the film.

From Salon

The move comes after an inquest into four deaths caused by drivers with failing eyesight saw a coroner call the UK's licensing system the "laxest in Europe".

From BBC

At the age of two, Toby Addison was diagnosed with early onset rod cone dystrophy and retinitis pigmentosa, which meant his eyesight would slowly deteriorate.

From BBC

The couple said in a statement that she was "very conscious of road safety and competent at crossing roads, knowing which way to look, and had perfect eyesight".

From BBC

In contrast, auto-focus lenses promise to adjust part or all of the lens spontaneously, and even accommodate the wearer's changing eyesight over time.

From BBC

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