Aspect

Quick meaning: Aspect is a noun meaning Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

Meaning

Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

More Meanings

1. The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
2. The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
3. A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
4. One's appearance or expression.
5. Prospect; outlook.
6. 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.
7. (grammar) 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

in certain aspects [ = in certain respects]

Japan's aging population is an important aspect of its economy.

In Knots they ſtand, or in a Rank they Walk, / Serious in Aſpect, earneſt in their Talk: […]

It is Stephen Gardiner, black and scowling, his aspect in no way improved by his trip to Rome.

Word Forms

• aspects
• aspecting
• aspected

Synonyms for aspect

Depending on context, synonyms include component, facet, feature, hue, respect, appearance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prospect, vista, view, expression, look, scene.

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