/ pəˈspektɪv; NAmE pərˈs-/ noun
1.
[ C ] perspective (on sth) a particular attitude towards sth; a way of thinking about sth
SYN viewpoint :
a global perspective
Try to see the issue from a different perspective .
a report that looks at the education system from the perspective of deaf people
His experience abroad provides a wider perspective on the problem.
2.
[ U ] the ability to think about problems and decisions in a reasonable way without exaggerating their importance :
She was aware that she was losing all sense of perspective.
Try to keep these issues in perspective .
Talking to others can often help to put your own problems into perspective .
It is important not to let things get out of perspective .
3.
[ U ] the art of creating an effect of depth and distance in a picture by representing people and things that are far away as being smaller than those that are nearer the front :
We learnt how to draw buildings in perspective .
The tree on the left is out of perspective .
4.
[ C ] a view, especially one in which you can see far into the distance :
a perspective of the whole valley
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense optics): from medieval Latin perspectiva (ars) (science of) optics, from perspect- looked at closely, from the verb perspicere , from per- through + specere to look.