Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Keenly perceptive or alert: Having the ability to notice and understand things quickly and sharply; mentally acute.
   • Having very keen vision: Having exceptionally sharp eyesight; able to see small details or distant objects clearly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Mentally perceptive):

  • The detective was quick-sighted, noticing clues that others missed.
  • She is quick-sighted into the complexities of human behavior.

• Adjective (Having sharp vision):

  • The hawk is a quick-sighted predator, able to spot its prey from great heights.
  • He was as quick-sighted as a cat in the dim light.

Advanced Usage

• "Quick-sighted into": This construction is used to describe being acutely aware or perceptive about a specific subject, fault, or detail.
  • The critic was quick-sighted into the film's narrative flaws.

Variants and Related Words

• Quick-sightedness (n): The quality or state of being quick-sighted, either in perception or vision.
  • Her quick-sightedness saved the company from a poor investment.

Synonyms

• Perceptive: Having or showing sensitive insight.
• Observant: Quick to notice things.
• Sharp-eyed: Having good eyesight; observant.
• Eagle-eyed: Having extremely sharp eyesight; very observant.
• Discerning: Showing good judgment and understanding.

Antonyms

• Unobservant: Not quick to notice things.
• Oblivious: Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
• Myopic: Lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight (figuratively); also, nearsighted (literally).

Adjective

1. keenly perceptive or alert
   • quick-sighted into the faults of the time- Leonard Bacon
2. having very keen vision
   • quick-sighted as a cat