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- pronunciation:
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spek
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a way of showing objects on the flat surface of a picture so that they seem the correct size and distance from one another.
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| definition 2: |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view.
The perspective from the airplane made everything below look tiny.
- synonyms:
- angle, outlook, point of view
- similar words:
- aspect, bias, picture, position, regard, sentiment, sight, slant, tendency, vista
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| definition 3: |
the ability to understand the relationships between things and to judge the importance of each.
I was so angry that I lost all perspective.- similar words:
- judgment, outlook, reach, vision
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| related words: |
aspect, idea, position, viewpoint, vista |
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| derivations: |
perspectiveless (adj.), perspectively (adv.) |
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