perspectivenoun
uk/pəˈspek.tɪv/us/pɚˈspek.tɪv/perspective noun (THOUGHT)
C1 [ C ] a particular way of considering something:
C2 to think about a situation or problem in a wise and reasonable way:
C2 to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged:
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- I'd like to get someone else's perspective on this.
- You're approaching the problem from a completely different perspective.
- In a few years he might have a different perspective.
- Why don't you think of this from a child's perspective?
- When my Mum died it gave me a whole new perspective on life.
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- -ist
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- stand
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
- youth culture
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perspective noun (ART)
[ U ] the way that objects appear smaller when they are further away and the way parallel lines appear to meet each other at a point in the distance:
An object or person that is in perspective has the correct size and position in comparison with other things in the picture.
An object or person that is out of perspective does not have the correct size or position in comparison with other things in the picture, and therefore does not look real or natural.
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Representation in art & in general
- capture
- depict
- depiction
- poetic licence
- portray
- realism
- represent
- representation
- representational
- semiotics
- simulacrum
- stylized
- symbolic
- symbolism