sighted

adjective

sight·​ed ˈsī-təd How to pronounce sighted (audio)
: having sight
clear-sighted
a sighted person

Examples of sighted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So why were blind people so much better at understanding auditory motion than sighted people? Ione Fine, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2023 Both blind and sighted people inferred movement from the start and stop of sounds. Ione Fine, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2023 My understanding of that experience was based largely on shows and movies that represent blindness using largely sighted actors. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 Most of the rules that have been created around audio description have been created by sighted folks. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 Sometime later, Daniel, who is partially sighted, comes upon his father splayed in the snow, apparently dead from a fall from atop their chalet. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023 Denmark Lego is selling bricks with Braille coding for blind and partially sighted children and their families. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2023 This time the pair was sighted laughing it up at the Wall Street Journal Magazine 2023 Innovator Awards in New York City on November 1. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2023 The iNaturalist system is far more accurate for more commonly sighted species and far less so for rare ones. Rebecca Heilweil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sighted was in 1552

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Cite this Entry

“Sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sighted. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

sighted

adjective
sight·​ed ˈsīt-əd How to pronounce sighted (audio)
: having sight
clear-sighted

Medical Definition

sighted

adjective
sight·​ed ˈsīt-əd How to pronounce sighted (audio)
: having sight : not blind
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