aspect

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Synonyms: aspec, spect, aspet

Antonyms: aspec, spect, aspet

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Noun

1. Any specific [[feature]], part, or element of something.
2. The way something appears when [[view]]ed from a certain direction or perspective.
3. The way something appears when considered from a certain [[point of view]].
4. A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
5. One's [[appearance]] or [[expression]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
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. Prospect; outlook.
8. {{senseid|en|grammatical quality of a verb}} {{lb|en|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. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
9. {{lb|en|astrology}} The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the [[angular]] [[relationship]] between points in a [[horoscope]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
10. {{lb|en|religion|mythology}} The [[personify|personified]] [[manifestation]] of a [[deity]] that represents one or more of its [[characteristic]]s or [[function]]s.
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of [[looking]] at something; [[gaze]]. {{defdate|14th|19th c.}}
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|astrology|of a planet}} To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
2. {{lb|en|Wicca}} To [[channel]] a [[divine]] [[being]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To look at.

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