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onsight

1 8.1

Done successfully on the first try without trying it before, especially in climbing

adjective

Jargon

: a vista

He managed to climb the route onsight.

Examples

She completed the climb onsight!
His onsight performance showed his skill and ability to adapt quickly.
She managed an onsight of the difficult route, impressing everyone at the climbing gym.
Achieving an onsight is considered a major accomplishment in the world of rock climbing.
She achieved an onsight of the challenging cliff, which made her friends cheer.
Completing a climb onsight demonstrates a climber's impressive ability to tackle tough routes.
His latest onsight attempt left him feeling exhilarated and proud of his skills.

Synonyms

first attempt

vsonsight

30 1.9

A first try to do something new

emphasizes completion on first try without prior practice or information

on the first try

vsonsight

8 3.1

Succeeding the first time you try something

is done without prior practice or information rather than only succeeding

to sightread

vsonsight

Specialized

1 7.9

Play a piece of music from written notes without practicing first

applies more broadly to actions not only musical performance

Surface Forms

onsight positive

Morphology

onsight = sight (semi-transparent) = on + sight

The components 'on' + 'sight' are clearly identifiable, but the specialized climbing meaning 'done on the first attempt without prior info' is jargon and not directly inferable from the literal phrase for a general learner. [Postprocessing: moved 'on' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Onsight comes from the simple parts on + sight, which together mean 'at first sight'. Think of doing something 'as soon as you see it' with no practice, which is why onsight describes doing a climb on the first try without prior information.