aspect
/ˈæspɛkt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.41 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
noun
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
noun
noun
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
noun
A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
Example Sentences
- "Japan's aging population is an important aspect of its economy."
- "The stone has a greenish aspect in this light."
- "Given the limitations of planar representation[…] The painter is constantly forced to choose one aspect over the other."
- "in certain aspects [ = in certain respects]"
- "“Perspective” can be understood in different ways. It can mean a single aspect from which something is considered or evaluated; it can also mean a view from a relation between aspects of a subject."
- "Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe, That by Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect, Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?"
Etymology
From Middle English aspect, from Latin aspectus (“look, sight; appearance”), from aspiciō (“see; catch sight of; inspect”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + speciō (“look, look at, behold; observe”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *speḱ-, aspect, aspectus
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Frequently Paired Words
aspectuality
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