desightn.

Brit.

/ˌdiːˈsʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌdiˈsaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, sight n.¹

Etymology: < de- prefix + sight n.¹, perhaps originally arising from a variant or misapprehension of dissight n. Compare desightment n.The following quot. probably does not show an earlier example of this word; it may show a misprint for despight, variant of despite n.:1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 239 [If he] come sodainly to be pold or shauen, it will seeme onely to himselfe, a deshight and very vndecent.

Now rare.

Something unsightly; something ugly to look at, an eyesore.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly thing

eyesore1530

blind side1606

dissightc1710

ugly1755

desight1828

eye-sorrow1828

sight1862

a blot (up)on the landscape1912

to be no oil painting1919

1828 [implied in: Farrier & Naturalist June 278 There is an effect produced by the cantharides on the skin of the horse..which sometimes does not subside for many weeks, being a great desightment. (at desightment n.)].

1829 Gentleman's Mag. May 408/2 The word desight is sometimes heard in conversation, as applied to whatever interferes with the uniformity, symmetry, or beauty, of any object. Thus the spire of St. Ann's, Soho, is a desight to that church.

1859 C. M. Yonge Cameos l, in Monthly Packet May 450 Three emeralds, three pearls, and one large rough pebble, which was such a desight to the others, that [etc.].

1906 Trans. Manch. Assoc. Engineers Jan. 74 Many attempts have been made to replace the overhead system by one avoiding what is often considered a desight and danger, when conductors, span and guard wires are suspended in the air.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	desight
释义	desightn. Brit. /ˌdiːˈsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌdiˈsaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, sight n.¹ Etymology: < de- prefix + sight n.¹, perhaps originally arising from a variant or misapprehension of dissight n. Compare desightment n.The following quot. probably does not show an earlier example of this word; it may show a misprint for despight, variant of despite n.:1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 239 [If he] come sodainly to be pold or shauen, it will seeme onely to himselfe, a deshight and very vndecent. Now rare. Something unsightly; something ugly to look at, an eyesore. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly thing eyesore1530 blind side1606 dissightc1710 ugly1755 desight1828 eye-sorrow1828 sight1862 a blot (up)on the landscape1912 to be no oil painting1919 1828 [implied in: Farrier & Naturalist June 278 There is an effect produced by the cantharides on the skin of the horse..which sometimes does not subside for many weeks, being a great desightment. (at desightment n.)]. 1829 Gentleman's Mag. May 408/2 The word desight is sometimes heard in conversation, as applied to whatever interferes with the uniformity, symmetry, or beauty, of any object. Thus the spire of St. Ann's, Soho, is a desight to that church. 1859 C. M. Yonge Cameos l, in Monthly Packet May 450 Three emeralds, three pearls, and one large rough pebble, which was such a desight to the others, that [etc.]. 1906 Trans. Manch. Assoc. Engineers Jan. 74 Many attempts have been made to replace the overhead system by one avoiding what is often considered a desight and danger, when conductors, span and guard wires are suspended in the air. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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