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Having dim sight; lacking perception. -- Dim"-sight`ed*ness, n.

Having poor eyesight.

Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak.

Sight of the eye; the sense of seeing; view; observation. Josephus sets this down from his own eyesight. Bp. Wilkins.

Seeing to great distance; hence, of good judgment regarding the remote effects of actions; sagacious.

Quality of bbeing farsighted.

to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.

Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future. Bartram.

Foresighted. [Obs.]

Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. Bacon.

Looking upward; supercilious. Shak.

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into. He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. Jortin.

Long-sightedness Good.

Able to see objects at a great distance; hence, having great foresight; sagacious; farseeing.

The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.

Seeing distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted. -- Near"sight`ed*ness, n.

Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy oversight." Spenser.

ming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech; -- distinguished from an open sight.

Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern. Locke. --Quick"-sight`ed*ness, n.

strous kind; the capacity of a seer; prophetic vision. he was seized with a fit of second-sight. Addison. Nor less availed his optic sleight, And Scottish gift of second- sight. Trumbull.