adj
Meaning 1
Having acute vision; having good eyesight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sharp-eyed
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adj
Meaning 2
Attentive, given to noticing things, aware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The sharp-eyed detective noticed things the ordinary patrolman missed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having keen eyesight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: keen-eyed
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
keenly perceptive or alert- Leonard Bacon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- quick-sighted into the faults of the time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quick-sighted, sharp-sighted
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having very keen vision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- quick-sighted as a cat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: scharfsichtig — having acute eyesight
- Ancient Greek: ὀξυδερκής (oxuderkḗs) — having acute eyesight
- Ancient Greek: ὀξυωπής (oxuōpḗs) — having acute eyesight
- Russian: зо́ркий (zórkij) — having acute eyesight
- Russian: глаза́стый (glazástyj) — having acute eyesight
- Swedish: skarpögd — having acute eyesight