perspective

[ per-spek-tiv ]
/ pərˈspɛk tɪv /

noun

adjective

of or relating to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws.

Origin of perspective

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin perspectīva ( ars) optical (science), perspectīvum optical glass, noun uses of feminine and neuter of perspectīvus optical, equivalent to Latin perspect-, past participle stem of perspicere to look at closely (see per-, inspect) + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM perspective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspective

perspective prospective

Words nearby perspective

personned, personnel, personnel agency, personnel department, persorption, perspective, perspectivism, perspex, perspicacious, perspicacity, perspicuity

British Dictionary definitions for non-perspective

perspective
/ (pəˈspɛktɪv) /

noun

a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance
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
the appearance of objects, buildings, etc, relative to each other, as determined by their distance from the viewer, or the effects of this distance on their appearance
a view over some distance in space or time; vista; prospect
a picture showing perspective

Derived forms of perspective

perspectively, adverb

Word Origin for perspective

C14: from Medieval Latin perspectīva ars the science of optics, from Latin perspicere to inspect carefully, from per- (intensive) + specere to behold

Cultural definitions for non-perspective

perspective

In drawing or painting, a way of portraying three dimensions on a flat, two-dimensional surface by suggesting depth or distance.