What is another word for eyesight?

Pronunciation: [ˈa͡ɪsa͡ɪt] (IPA)

Eyesight refers to the ability to see things with one's eyes. However, there are several synonyms for eyesight, which can be used to convey similar meanings. 'Vision' is one such synonym that is used to denote eyesight. 'Sight' is another word that can be used instead of eyesight. 'View' is another synonym for eyesight and implies a broad range of vision. 'Observation' and 'perception' also convey similar meanings. 'Visual acuity' is a clinical term for sharpness of eyesight, while 'sighting' is a term typically used for aim and precision. These synonyms offer a range of alternatives that convey similar meanings to the word 'eyesight.

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What are the hypernyms for Eyesight?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    visual acuity, visual perception, visual discrimination, Visual Attentiveness, Visual Awareness, Visual Sensitivity, visual capacity.

What are the hyponyms for Eyesight?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Eyesight

Very naturally the poor man would feel that this was a heavy price to pay for his eyesight.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
Were it not for their extraordinary eyesight, such work, under such conditions, would be impossible.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Wants us to exchange her rheumatism for something that won't interfere with either her walking or her eyesight.
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Sir James M. Barrie George Middleton Althea Thurston Percy Mackaye Lady Augusta Gregor Eugene Pillot Anton Tchekov Bosworth Crocker Alfred Kreymborg Paul Greene Arthur Hopkins Paul Hervieu Jeannette Marks Oscar M. Wolff David Pinski Beulah Bornstead Herma

Famous quotes with Eyesight

  • Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age - as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
    Phyllis Diller
  • I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.
    Leo Durocher
  • I don't read anything anymore. I don't have the eyesight. I read my own copy, that's all. I think I've read everything that's worth reading.
    John Gould
  • Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.
    Helen Rowland
  • My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.
    Kate Smith

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