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- [vyoo-point]
- /ˈvyuˌpɔɪnt/
- /ˈvjuː.pɔɪnt/
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- [vyoo-point]
- /ˈvyuˌpɔɪnt/
Definitions of viewpoint word
- noun viewpoint a place affording a view of something; position of observation: to sketch a river from the viewpoint of a bluff. 1
- noun viewpoint an attitude of mind, or the circumstances of an individual that conduce to such an attitude: new marketing techniques seen from the consumer's viewpoint. 1
- noun viewpoint observation point 1
- noun viewpoint point of view, opinion 1
- countable noun viewpoint Someone's viewpoint is the way that they think about things in general, or the way they think about a particular thing. 0
- countable noun viewpoint A viewpoint is a place from which you can get a good view of something. 0
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Origin of viewpoint
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; alteration of point of view, modeled on standpoint
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Parts of speech for Viewpoint
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viewpoint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
viewpoint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for viewpoint
noun viewpoint
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- brain wave — any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertz
- cosmology — A cosmology is a theory about the origin and nature of the universe.
verb viewpoint
- 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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