perspective

noun

US /pərˈspektɪv/

Word Forms

singular	perspective
plural	perspectives

1
countable a way of thinking about something
You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective.
perspective on:
The book deals with a woman’s perspective on revolutionary change.
from a historical/international/financial etc. perspective:
The problem needs to be looked at from a historical perspective.
from the perspective of someone/something:
From the perspective of anyone with children, it looks rather irrelevant.
Synonyms and related words
Ways of thinking
approach
view
mind
2
uncountable a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important, etc. something is in comparison with other things
lose perspective:
He has lost all perspective in the rush to get what he wants.
get/keep something in perspective:
It’s important to keep things in perspective and not dwell on one incident.
put something into perspective:
This kind of tragedy puts a mere basketball game into perspective.
get something out of perspective:
You’ve got the problem completely out of perspective.
a sense of perspective:
Writing as a foreigner gives her a great sense of perspective.
Synonyms and related words
Comparison and comparisons
comparison
perspective
parallel
3
uncountable arta method of showing distance in a picture by making far away objects smaller
in/out of perspective:
The figures in the foreground are badly out of perspective.
Synonyms and related words
Styles and methods in art
abstract expressionism
agitprop
aquatint
4
countable a view of a large area
The pictures show two perspectives of the bay.
Synonyms and related words
Views and landscapes
view
scene
sight

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