perspective

//pɚˈspɛk.tɪv//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

formal

Note for perspective

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Forms

Plural: perspectives

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A view, vista or outlook.
2.The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
3.The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
4.The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Of, in or relating to perspective.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1446

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Common
Academic: Common
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

position
view

Etymology

From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381

From Old French or Middle French

From the first word of the Medieval Latin perspectiva ars (“science of optics”), the feminine of Latin perspectivus (“of sight, optical”)

From perspectus, the past participle of perspicere (“to inspect, look through”), itself from per- (“through”) + specere (“to look at”); the noun sense was influenced or mediated by Italian prospettiva

From prospetto (“prospect”).

Data sources:

Wiktionary (Wiktextract) (CC BY-SA)
Princeton WordNet (WordNet License)
Tatoeba (CC BY)
COCA / wordfrequency.info (derived frequency bands only)

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NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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Synonyms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.