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- [out-loo k]
- /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/
- /ˈaʊt.lʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out-loo k]
- /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/
Definitions of outlook word
- noun outlook the view or prospect from a particular place. 1
- noun outlook mental attitude or view; point of view: one's outlook on life. 1
- noun outlook prospect of the future: the political outlook. 1
- noun outlook the place from which an observer looks out; lookout. 1
- noun outlook the act or state of looking out. 1
- noun outlook a watch kept; vigilance; lookout: a careful outlook to prevent forest fires. 1
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Origin of outlook
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; out- + look
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Outlook
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outlook popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
outlook usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outlook
noun outlook
- viewpoint — a place affording a view of something; position of observation: to sketch a river from the viewpoint of a bluff.
- view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
- position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- point of view — a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
Antonyms for outlook
noun outlook
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- unlikelihood — the state of being unlikely; improbability.
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