Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Not accessible to view; hidden from vision: Something that cannot be seen because it is blocked, covered, or too far away.
   • Concealed: Kept from sight; hidden.

2. Adverb:

   • No longer within the field of vision: Having moved away so that it can no longer be seen.
   • Quietly in concealment: In a hidden or secret manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The remote cabin was out of sight from the main road. (It could not be seen from the road.)
  • Keep the documents out of sight in a secure drawer. (Keep them hidden.)

• Adverb:

  • The plane flew out of sight behind the clouds. (It disappeared from view.)
  • He waited out of sight until the coast was clear. (He waited hidden from view.)

Advanced Usage

• "Out of sight, out of mind": This common idiom means that when something is not visible, it is easily forgotten or no longer thought about.

  • I put the candy in the cupboard, out of sight, out of mind, so I wouldn't eat it.

• To be/stay/keep out of sight: To remain hidden or unseen.

  • The celebrity tried to stay out of sight during her vacation.

Variants and Related Words

• Out-of-sight (adjective, informal): An old-fashioned slang term meaning excellent or amazing.
  • That concert was out-of-sight! (Note: This is a distinct, informal compound word, not the primary phrasal adverb/adjective being defined.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Hidden, concealed, invisible, obscured, unseen.
• Adverb: Away, gone, disappeared, vanished.

Related Phrases

• To drop out of sight: To disappear or cease public appearances.

  • After the scandal, the politician dropped out of sight for a year.

• To get out of sight: To move to a place where one cannot be seen.

  • Quick, get out of sight before they see us!

Adjective

1. not accessible to view
   • concealed (or hidden) damage
   • in stormy weather the stars are out of sight

Adverb

1. quietly in concealment
   • he lay doggo
2. no longer visible
   • the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight