quick-sightedadj.

Brit.

/ˌkwɪkˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌkwɪkˈˌsaɪdᵻd/

Forms: see quick adj., n.¹, and adv. and sight n.¹ and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick adj., sighted adj.

Etymology: < quick adj. + sighted adj.

Having quick sight. Frequently (and in earliest use) figurative: quick to see or perceive (something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision

clear1340

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

thorough-seeing1556

quick-eyed1561

(a person) of a far fetch1574

sharpsighted1583

clear-sighted1586

perspicacious1640

far-sighted1641

clear-headed1709

pellucid1813

far-seeing1837

1542 T. Becon New Pollecye of Warre sig. H.i Let no man be quycke sighted in other mennes faultes, and stone blynde in his owne.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Quycke syghted, oculatus.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxiii. 17) They doo nought else but dote, that wil bee wel eyed and quicksighted of themselves.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 348 A man right skilfull and deepely quick-sighted.

1677 A. Horneck Great Law Consideration (1704) v. 253 Such writings, as acute and quick-sighted men had dispersed throughout the world.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iv. xx. 457 The boys, who are quick-sighted as lynxes.

1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) I. 400 They are quick-sighted to foresee.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 93 It was dangerous to..light a fire..where such..quick-sighted enemies were at hand.

1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne I. xi. 165 Rose was quicker-sighted.

1918 Copeia 58 69 They continually prey or are preyed upon by quick-sighted fishes or other creatures.

1930 Times 13 Nov. 10/1 Sir John Simon..has always shown himself both quick-sighted and far-sighted.

2005 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Feb. There is something of the bull mastiff about him, with his doleful jowls and quick-sighted stare.

Derivatives

quickˈsightedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness

quicknessa1398

clearness1535

eagle eye1567

perspicacity1606

quicksightedness1625

piercingnessa1628

sharpsightedness1647

edgea1682

clear-sightednessa1691

acuity1866

visual acuity1889

V.A.1932

stereo-acuity1942

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity

knowledgea1398

perspiciencec1450

clearness1535

perspicacity1548

insightc1580

perspective?a1586

subtileness1591

perspicacy1600

clarity1616

quicksightedness1625

perspicuity1662

clear-sightednessa1691

perspicaciousness1727

percipiency1845

far-sightedness1846

clairvoyance1861

X-ray scrutiny1896

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. Index sig. aaaa3 Their burials,..tooles, weapons, archerie, their arts, quick-sightednesse.

1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox iv. 84 The Symptomes, whereby his quick-sightedness read her Disease.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. x. 184 Quicksightedness into Evil.

1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 400 The mere quicksightedness of a pilot in a strange sea.

1942 C. Mytinger Headhunting in Solomon Islands xxiv. 243 Most white men..think natives have special eyesight, but some of the..quick-sightedness is training.

1989 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 43 109 The frontispiece..shows..an eagle to symbolize quicksightedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quick-sighted
释义	quick-sightedadj. Brit. /ˌkwɪkˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌkwɪkˈˌsaɪdᵻd/ Forms: see quick adj., n.¹, and adv. and sight n.¹ and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick adj., sighted adj. Etymology: < quick adj. + sighted adj. Having quick sight. Frequently (and in earliest use) figurative: quick to see or perceive (something). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision clear1340 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 thorough-seeing1556 quick-eyed1561 (a person) of a far fetch1574 sharpsighted1583 clear-sighted1586 perspicacious1640 far-sighted1641 clear-headed1709 pellucid1813 far-seeing1837 1542 T. Becon New Pollecye of Warre sig. H.i Let no man be quycke sighted in other mennes faultes, and stone blynde in his owne. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Quycke syghted, oculatus. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxiii. 17) They doo nought else but dote, that wil bee wel eyed and quicksighted of themselves. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 348 A man right skilfull and deepely quick-sighted. 1677 A. Horneck Great Law Consideration (1704) v. 253 Such writings, as acute and quick-sighted men had dispersed throughout the world. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iv. xx. 457 The boys, who are quick-sighted as lynxes. 1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) I. 400 They are quick-sighted to foresee. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 93 It was dangerous to..light a fire..where such..quick-sighted enemies were at hand. 1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne I. xi. 165 Rose was quicker-sighted. 1918 Copeia 58 69 They continually prey or are preyed upon by quick-sighted fishes or other creatures. 1930 Times 13 Nov. 10/1 Sir John Simon..has always shown himself both quick-sighted and far-sighted. 2005 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Feb. There is something of the bull mastiff about him, with his doleful jowls and quick-sighted stare. Derivatives quickˈsightedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness quicknessa1398 clearness1535 eagle eye1567 perspicacity1606 quicksightedness1625 piercingnessa1628 sharpsightedness1647 edgea1682 clear-sightednessa1691 acuity1866 visual acuity1889 V.A.1932 stereo-acuity1942 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. Index sig. aaaa3 Their burials,..tooles, weapons, archerie, their arts, quick-sightednesse. 1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox iv. 84 The Symptomes, whereby his quick-sightedness read her Disease. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. x. 184 Quicksightedness into Evil. View more context for this quotation 1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 400 The mere quicksightedness of a pilot in a strange sea. 1942 C. Mytinger Headhunting in Solomon Islands xxiv. 243 Most white men..think natives have special eyesight, but some of the..quick-sightedness is training. 1989 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 43 109 The frontispiece..shows..an eagle to symbolize quicksightedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1542
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