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the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity. try to get some perspective on your troubles. the theory or art of suggesting three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface, in order to recreate the appearance and spatial relationships that objects or a scene in recession present to the eye.
Perspective has a Latin root meaning "look through" or "perceive," and all the meanings of perspective have something to do with looking. If you observe the world from a dog's perspective, you see through the dog's eyes. In drawing, perspective gives your drawing the appearance of depth or distance.
Check pronunciation: perspective. Definition of perspective noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PERSPECTIVE meaning: 1 : a way of thinking about and understanding something (such as a particular issue or life in general) often + on; 2 : a condition in which a person knows which things are important and does not worry or think about unimportant things often used after in or into.
4 days ago · perspective in British English. (pəˈspɛktɪv ) noun. 1. a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance. 2. the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity. try to get some perspective on your troubles. 3.
perspective noun (DRAWING) a way of drawing things so that they appear to be a realistic size and in a realistic position. put sth in/into perspective. If something puts a problem into perspective, it makes you understand how unimportant that problem is.
n. 1. a. A view or vista. b. A mental view or outlook: "It is useful occasionally to look at the past to gain a perspective on the present" (Fabian Linden). 2. The appearance of objects in depth as perceived by normal binocular vision. 3. a.
