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sights for sore eyes

sights for sore eyes is the plural of sight for sore eyes.

Meaning of sight for sore eyes

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.
    Antonyms:
    eyesore

Questions about sights for sore eyes

What is sights for sore eyes the plural of?
Sights for sore eyes is the plural of sight for sore eyes.

Words near sights for sore eyes in the dictionary

  1. sightread
  2. sightreadable
  3. sightreading
  4. sightreads
  5. sights
  6. sights for sore eyes
  7. sights in
  8. sights to behold
  9. sightsaw
  10. sightscreen
  11. sightscreens

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