Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A position from which something is observed or considered; a point of view.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Point of view.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
position from which something isobserved orconsidered ; anangle ,outlook orpoint of view .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a place from which something can be viewed
- noun a mental position from which things are viewed
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Examples
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Sadly, some anonymous idiots take that second post opportunity to once again demonstrate that their viewpoint is the only one they will consider, going on the attack once again.
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I have no idea whether other people with high-functioning autism see the world this way; the viewpoint is the young author's own, and I found the book, published for the young adult market, consistently funny and heart-rending.
Chicken Spaghetti: 2009
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I have no idea whether other people with high-functioning autism see the world this way; the viewpoint is the young author's own, and I found the book, published for the young adult market, consistently funny and heart-rending.
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In these photographs, as in dreams, the viewpoint is a disembodied one.
Ballardian » Edward Burtynsky: Oil – A Ballardian Interpretation 2010
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It's not that we don't respect their opinion, as we should, but that their viewpoint is a dime a dozen and THERE IS NOTHING "creative" or "unique" about making a film right now dealing with current issues.
Oliver Stone's W Completes Casting, Starts Filming « FirstShowing.net 2008
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In my experience her viewpoint is the norm rather than the exception.
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In my experience her viewpoint is the norm rather than the exception.
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I am sure Mr. Kimber would agree with me that this viewpoint is a complete fallacy.
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My own viewpoint is that anything symbolic gains its meaning from its context.
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My own viewpoint is that anything symbolic gains its meaning from its context.
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
yarb commented on the word viewpoint
I am going to write a sonnet
concerning Huntington's Chorea
from the viewpoint of a Year 2
Pharmacy student...
- Peter Reading, Stedman's, from Diplopic, 1983
June 30, 2008