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sightedness

sightedness noun: the quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.

Noun

sightedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.
    • Bill said that he learned to be tactful — if Art asked where something was, a telephone for example, Bill would feign not knowing himself, so as not to emphasize his sightedness, then appear to find out and tell him.1995, James Lester, Too Marvelous for Words: The Life and Genius of Art Tatum, page 65

Origin of sightedness

From sighted + -ness.

Words formed from sightedness

Questions about sightedness

What does sightedness mean?
Sightedness means the quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.
What part of speech is sightedness?
Sightedness is a noun.

Words near sightedness in the dictionary

  1. sightable
  2. sightbite
  3. sightbites
  4. sighted
  5. sighted in
  6. sightedness
  7. sighten
  8. sightened
  9. sightening
  10. sightenings
  11. sightens

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