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- [stand-point]
- /ˈstændˌpɔɪnt/
- /ˈstænd.pɔɪnt/
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- [stand-point]
- /ˈstændˌpɔɪnt/
Definitions of standpoint word
- noun standpoint the point or place at which a person stands to view something. 1
- noun standpoint the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things: From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right. 1
- noun standpoint position 1
- noun standpoint point of view 1
- countable noun standpoint From a particular standpoint means looking at an event, situation, or idea in a particular way. 0
- noun standpoint a physical or mental position from which things are viewed 0
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Origin of standpoint
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; stand + point, modeled on German Standpunkt
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Parts of speech for Standpoint
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pronoun
preposition
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standpoint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
standpoint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for standpoint
noun standpoint
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- castles in the air — plural of castle in the air.
verb standpoint
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
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