noun

sightedness

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Sightedness (noun) means the state of being able to see.

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The state of being able to see.

"Bill said that he learned to be tactful — if Art asked where something was, a telephone for example, Bill would feign not knowing himself, so as not to emphasize his sightedness, then appear to find out and tell him." — James Lester, Too Marvelous for Words: The Life and Genius of Art Tatum (1995)

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