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sight for sore eyes

sight for sore eyes noun: a pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation.

Noun

sight for sore eyes (plural sights for sore eyes)

  1. (idiomatic) A pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation.
    • After seventeen days of rain and floods, the 4 am sunrise was a sight for sore eyes.
    • Janet (Marva Alexander): You're joking me. Yas! Tanice, look who's here!
      Tanice (Llewella Gideon): You are a sight for sore eyes.2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane
    Antonyms:
    eyesore

sight for sore eyes meaning in Bengali

sight for sore eyes in Bengali

একটি মনোরম দৃশ্য

Antonyms of sight for sore eyes

Forms of sight for sore eyes

pluralsights for sore eyes

Questions about sight for sore eyes

What does sight for sore eyes mean?
Sight for sore eyes means a pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation.
What is sight for sore eyes in Bengali?
Sight for sore eyes in Bengali is একটি মনোরম দৃশ্য. See Sight for sore eyes meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sight for sore eyes?
Sight for sore eyes is a noun.
What is the plural of sight for sore eyes?
The plural of sight for sore eyes is sights for sore eyes.

Words near sight for sore eyes in the dictionary

  1. sight
  2. sight bite
  3. sight bites
  4. sight draft
  5. sight drafts
  6. sight for sore eyes
  7. sight gag
  8. sight gags
  9. sight glass
  10. sight glasses
  11. sight hound

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