EYESIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eyesight mean? 

• EYESIGHT (noun)
  The noun EYESIGHT has 1 sense:

1. normal use of the faculty of vision

  Familiarity information: EYESIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EYESIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Normal use of the faculty of vision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

eyesight; seeing; sightedness

Hypernyms ("eyesight" is a kind of...):

sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

 Context examples 

It affects the cells of the retina, resulting in retinal degeneration and poor eyesight.

(Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis, NCI Thesaurus)

"I cannot congratulate you upon your eyesight," said the Professor.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The domestic short-hair cat has a flexible, compact body and long tail that enhances balance, as well as keen eyesight and retractable claws.

(Domestic Short Hair Cat, NCI Thesaurus)

Additionally, studies have shown that other parts of the body change in space like the bend of the spine, the amount of blood in the body and eyesight.

(Roundworms have the Right Stuff, NASA)

It's only recently that I got my eyesight, if the truth were told.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

A question about whether an individual has or had trouble with their eyesight.

(Have Trouble with Eyesight, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had blurry eyesight.

(Have Blurry Eyesight, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual is or was bothered by worsening eyesight.

(Bothered by Worsening Eyesight, NCI Thesaurus)

The symptoms can include: • Being very thirsty • Urinating often • Feeling very hungry or tired • Losing weight without trying • Having sores that heal slowly • Having blurry eyesight

(Diabetes Type 2, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Outrageous as it was to open a leaden coffin, to see if a woman dead nearly a week were really dead, it now seemed the height of folly to open the tomb again, when we knew, from the evidence of our own eyesight, that the coffin was empty.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)