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- [per-spek-tiv]
- /pərˈspɛk tɪv/
- /pəˈspek.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-spek-tiv]
- /pərˈspɛk tɪv/
Definitions of perspective word
- noun perspective a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective. 1
- noun perspective a picture employing this technique, especially one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house. 1
- noun perspective a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate. 1
- noun perspective the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective. 1
- noun perspective the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective. 1
- noun perspective the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective. 1
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Origin of perspective
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin perspectīva (ars) optical (science), perspectīvum optical glass, noun uses of feminine and neuter of perspectīvus optical, equivalent to Latin perspect-, past participle stem of perspicere to look at closely (see per-, inspect) + -īvus -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Perspective
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perspective popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perspective usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perspective
noun perspective
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- aspect — An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
- bird's eye view — You say that you have a bird's eye view of a place when you are looking down at it from a great height, so that you can see a long way but everything looks very small.
- castles in the air — plural of castle in the air.
Top questions with perspective
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