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sightloss

sightloss noun: loss of sight; partial or total blindness.

Noun

sightloss (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland) Loss of sight; partial or total blindness.
    • Mister Samuels if ye feel that you have sightloss then it is in yer own interest to register it in respect of the physical criteria required for full-function job registration.1994, James Kelman, How Late It Was How Late
    • NCBI works to provide the practical, emotional and social support so that people with sightloss can reach their full potential, says Chris White.2019 August 30, Chris White, “Striving to give people with sight loss an even playing field”, in The Irish Examiner

Origin of sightloss

From sight + loss.

Questions about sightloss

What does sightloss mean?
Sightloss means loss of sight; partial or total blindness.
What part of speech is sightloss?
Sightloss is a noun.

Words near sightloss in the dictionary

  1. sightlier
  2. sightliest
  3. sightline
  4. sightlines
  5. sightliness
  6. sightloss
  7. sightly
  8. sightproof
  9. sightread
  10. sightreadable
  11. sightreading

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