Noun

(in the singular) The ability to see.

* Shakespeare

Thy sight is young, / And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.

* Milton

O loss of sight , of thee I most complain!

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

to gain sight of land

* Bible, Acts i. 9

A cloud received him out of their sight .

Something seen.

* 2005 , Lesley Brown (translator), :

* He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights ;

Something worth seeing; a spectacle.

You really look a sight in that silly costume!

* Bible, Exodus iii. 3

Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight , why the bush is not burnt.

* Spenser

They never saw a sight so fair.

A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

the sight of a quadrant

* Shakespeare

their eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel

a great deal, a lot; (frequently used to intensify a comparative).

a sight of money

This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!

* Gower

a wonder sight of flowers

* 1913 ,

"If your mother put you in the pit at twelve, it's no reason why I should do the same with my lad."

"Twelve! It wor a sight afore that!"

In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.

(obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.

* Shakespeare

Why cloud they not their sights ?

Mental view; opinion; judgment.

In their sight it was harmless.

(Wake)

* Bible, Luke xvi. 15

That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Noun

(curiosities)

(obsolete) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

* 1631 , John Smith, Advertisements , in Kupperman 1988, p. 81:

wee built a homely thing like a barne, set upon Cratchets, covered with rafts, sedge, and earth, so also was the walls; the best of our houses of the like curiosity , but the most part farre much worse workmanship [...].

Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

* 1886 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde)

It was the first time that the lawyer had been received in that part of his friend's quarters; and he eyed the dingy, windowless structure with curiosity , and gazed round with a distasteful sense of strangeness as he crossed the theatre

* 1956 , , (The City and the Stars) , p 39:

"Certainly there is nothing wrong with Alvin's intelligence, but many of the things that should concern him seem to be a matter of complete indifference. On the other hand, he shows a morbid curiosity regarding subjects which we do not generally discuss."

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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Lifelong Impact of Early Self-Control , passage=Curiosity about the power of self-control skills, which include conscientiousness, self-discipline, and perseverance, arose from recent empirical observations that preschool Head Start, an ambitious, federally funded program of special services launched in 1965 to boost the intellectual development of needy children, has failed to achieve the goal of boosting IQ scores. But the programs have unexpectedly succeeded in lowering the former pupils’ rates of teen pregnancy, school dropout, delinquency, and work absenteeism.}}

A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.