dissightn.

/dɪsˈsʌɪt/

/dɪˈsʌɪt/

Etymology: < dis- prefix 2d + sight n.¹ This form is more in accordance with analogy than the synonymous desight n.

Something unpleasant to look upon, an unsightly object, 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

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 148 It would be..no dissight to y^e grace of y^e Streets.

1821 R. Southey Vision of Judgem. Pref. p. xv This is noticed as merely a dissight, and of no moment.

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 234 Sufficient extension of abutment could not be obtained without inconvenience or dissight.

1881 A. R. Ellis Sylvestra II. 24 [He] pulled down a picturesque old church to replace it by a regular and commodious dissight.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	dissight
释义	dissightn. /dɪsˈsʌɪt//dɪˈsʌɪt/ Etymology: < dis- prefix 2d + sight n.¹ This form is more in accordance with analogy than the synonymous desight n. Something unpleasant to look upon, an unsightly object, 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 c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 148 It would be..no dissight to y^e grace of y^e Streets. 1821 R. Southey Vision of Judgem. Pref. p. xv This is noticed as merely a dissight, and of no moment. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 234 Sufficient extension of abutment could not be obtained without inconvenience or dissight. 1881 A. R. Ellis Sylvestra II. 24 [He] pulled down a picturesque old church to replace it by a regular and commodious dissight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1710
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