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outlook.

A place from which something can be viewed.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈawtˌlɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈæɔtˌlʊk/Australia/ˈæʊtˌlʊk/New-Zealand
  1. A place from which something can be viewed.

    Perched on the edge of the cliff was a hidden outlook.
  2. The view from such a place.

  3. An attitude or point of view.

    He has a positive outlook on life.
  4. Expectation for the future.

    The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look English outlook From out- + look.

verb/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈawtˌlɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈæɔtˌlʊk/Australia/ˈæʊtˌlʊk/New-Zealand
  1. To face or look in an outward direction.

    archaic · intransitive · literary
  2. To look at (someone) so long or intently that they look away; to win or prevail over (someone or something).

    archaic · transitive
  3. To be more attractive than (someone or something).

    obsolete · transitive
  4. To inspect throughly; to select.

    obsolete · transitive
  5. To look beyond (something).

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look English outlook From out- + look.

noun
  1. look; appearance

    Hong-Kong · colloquial · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From out + look. Perhaps influenced by Chinese 外表 (literally “outside + surface”) and English look (“appearance”). Same etymology as Cantonese outlook.

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