Definition of Out of sight

1. Adjective. Not accessible to view. "In stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

Exact synonyms: Concealed, Hidden
Similar to: Invisible, Unseeable

2. Adverb. No longer visible. "The ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight"
Exact synonyms: Out Of View

3. Adverb. Quietly in concealment. "He lay doggo"
Exact synonyms: Doggo, In Hiding

Definition of Out of sight

1. Adjective. (literally) Not accessible to view. ¹

2. Adjective. (idiomatic) Superb, excellent. ¹

3. Adjective. (idiomatic colloquial) Very expensive. ¹

4. Adjective. (idiomatic colloquial) Drunk. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Out Of Sight

out of one's system
out of one's way
out of order
out of phase
out of place
out of place(p)
out of play(p)
out of pocket
out of practice
out of practice(p)
out of print
out of proportion
out of reach(p)
out of service
out of shape
out of sight (current term)
out of sight, out of mind
out of sorts
out of stock
out of stock(p)
out of the blue
out of the blue(p)
out of the box
out of the chute
out of the corner of one's eye
out of the frying pan, into the fire
out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the loop
out of the money

Literary usage of Out of sight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"At night the sun sinks out of sight, and still it is light for Fie. 5. some time after, for the sunlight is reflected from the sunset-clouds and the sky. ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1871)
"... out of reach and out of sight has been discovered, and removed from the brain by trephining—u permanent recovery afterward resulting. ART. ..."

3. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... for-;all the time out of sight—he is proceeding', ward to repine at their superiority in worldly if the comparison may be allowed, like Ilie advantages. ..."

4. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"These facts may be used ad libitum, only keeping my name out of sight. Writing is so irksome to me, especially since I am obliged to do it in a recumbent ..."

5. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900: Subject Index by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod (1908)
"... experience shows that important contributions that have once dropped out of sight may for a long time, or indeed ever afterwards, be overlooked. ..."

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