perspective

Other forms of perspective

plural

perspectives·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about perspective

What does perspective mean?

perspective means "a way of regarding situations or topics etc.". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in perspective?

perspective has 3 syllables: per-spec-tive. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /pɚˈspɛktɪv/.

What is another word for perspective?

Close synonyms include position, view, linear perspective. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perspective a common word?

perspective is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with perspective?

5 words rhyme with perspective. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.