Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onsight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
on-sight
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without having previously seen the terrain.

verb

To perform a climb without having previously seen the terrain.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From on + sight.

Usage

Inflected Forms

onsights (present, singular) onsighting (participle, present) onsighted (participle, past) onsighted (past)

Questions

What does onsight mean?
Without having previously seen the terrain.
Where does onsight come from?
From on + sight.

How to pronounce onsight

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