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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sightedness en · NOUN

Etymology

From sighted + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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:

Deriveds

long-sightedness · sharp-sightedness · short-sightedness · near-sightedness · far-sightedness · clear-sightedness