standpoint

standpoint
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. vantage [point]; viewpoint, point of view. See location, vision.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. attitude, point of view, station; see viewpoint .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
point of view, P.O.V., position, perspective, viewpoint, stance, outlook, belief, opinion, attitude.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The position from which something is observed or considered: angle2, eye, outlook, point of view, slant, vantage, viewpoint. See PERSPECTIVE.

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  • Standpoint — Stand point ( point ), n. [Cf. G. standpunkt.] A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • standpoint — I noun angle, aspect, attitude, belief, bent, conviction, direction, disposition, inclination, judgment, leaning, location, observation post, opinion, orientation, outlook, perspective, persuasion, point, point of view, position, post,… …   Law dictionary

  • standpoint — 1829, from STAND (Cf. stand) (v.) + POINT (Cf. point). A loan translation of Ger. Standpunkt …   Etymology dictionary

  • standpoint — *point of view, viewpoint, angle, slant Analogous words: stand, *position, attitude …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • standpoint — see point of view …   Modern English usage

  • standpoint — [n] belief, position angle, attitude, judgment, opinion, outlook, point of view, stance, stand, view, viewpoint; concept 689 …   New thesaurus

  • standpoint — ► NOUN 1) an attitude towards a particular issue. 2) the position from which a scene or an object is viewed …   English terms dictionary

  • standpoint — [stand′point΄] n. [calque < Ger standpunkt] 1. a position from which something is or may be viewed 2. the mental position from which things are judged; point of view …   English World dictionary

  • standpoint — UK [ˈstæn(d)ˌpɔɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms standpoint : singular standpoint plural standpoints a way of considering something from someone s standpoint: From a saver s standpoint, high interest rates are a good thing. from the… …   English dictionary

  • standpoint — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ different ▪ We must approach the problem from a different standpoint. ▪ objective, personal ▪ practical ▪ ideological …   Collocations dictionary

  • standpoint — n. from a standpoint (from a practical standpoint; from our standpoint) * * * from a standpoint (from a practical standpoint; from our standpoint) …   Combinatory dictionary

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