perspective

/pərˈspɛk.tɪv/

nounper · spec · tive

Think: "PER + SPECT + IVE" — you SPECT (look) at something PER (through) a certain lens, and that’s your perspective.

Yes, it's perspective. Don’t drop the second “e”: it’s per-SPEC-tive (…spec…), not *per-spctive* or *perspect*.

Definitions

  1. nouna way of thinking about or understanding something; a point of view
  2. nounthe ability to see a situation in a reasonable way, especially by comparing it with other things
  3. nounthe art technique of showing depth or distance on a flat surface so things look three-dimensional

Examples

  • “Try to see the problem from her perspective before you respond.”
  • “After a week away from school, he returned with a new perspective on his goals.”
  • “The artist used perspective to make the road look like it disappeared into the distance.”

Synonyms

viewpointpoint of viewoutlookangleframe of reference

Antonyms

blindnessmisunderstanding

Translations

ES perspectivaPT perspectivaFR perspective

Common misspellings

perspectivperspektiveperspectiveeperspectvepersectiveperspecitveperspecivepersepctive

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