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sighted

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsaɪtɪd// UK //sˈaɪtɪd// sight·ed

adj. able to see; not blind. You use this word when you want to say that someone has normal eyesight.

adj. having the power of vision; not blind. Often used in contrast to 'blind' in legal or statistical contexts.


SIMPLE

The sighted passengers helped the blind man find his seat.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum guide described the painting in detail for the blind visitors, while the sighted guests simply looked at it.

COMPLEX

In a world designed primarily for the sighted, those with visual impairments often navigate spaces using sound and touch rather than sight.

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Used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.

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