standpoint

standpoint
/stand"poynt'/, n.
1. the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
2. the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things: From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.
[1820-30; STAND + POINT, modeled on G Standpunkt]

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  • 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

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  • 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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