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Another word for aspect

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Noun

  1. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood

      1. Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix:
      2. Something thrown up, off, or out, as bait on a line, a pair of hawks in falconry, the dirt thrown up by worms, the shed skin of an insect, etc.
      3. A turn of the eye; glance; look
      1. The face; facial features; visage
      2. (Obs.) The way a thing looks; appearance
      3. A look of approval on the face
      1. A showing of feeling, character, etc.
      2. Something that expresses or communicates:
      3. A look, intonation, sign, etc. that conveys meaning or feeling
      1. Facial cosmetics:
      2. A person's countenance:
      3. Value or standing in the eyes of others; prestige:
      1. The act or instance of looking:
      2. Appearance or aspect:
      3. A distinctive, unified manner of dress or fashion:
      1. Appearance; aspect
      2. The face, with reference to the form and proportions of the features or to the expression; countenance
      3. The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.
    See also:

    express

  2. The way something or someone looks

    See also:

    surface

  3. An outward appearance

      1. The face; facial features; visage
      2. (Obs.) The way a thing looks; appearance
      3. A look of approval on the face
      1. Facial cosmetics:
      2. A person's countenance:
      3. Value or standing in the eyes of others; prestige:
      1. Appearance or aspect:
      2. The act or instance of looking:
      3. A distinctive, unified manner of dress or fashion:
      1. Facial features.
      2. The art of judging human character from facial features.
      3. The practice of trying to judge character and mental qualities by observation of bodily, esp. facial, features
      1. Superficial features, as of a personality; outward appearance
      2. The outer face, or exterior, of an object
      3. (Figuratively) Outward or external appearance.
      1. Appearance; aspect
      2. The face, with reference to the form and proportions of the features or to the expression; countenance
      3. The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.
    See also:

    surface

  4. The particular angle from which something is considered

      1. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view:
      2. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
      3. The shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex, or by two planes meeting along an edge
      1. (Anat.) Any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part
      2. Any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem
      3. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.
      1. A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated
      2. A set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning.
      3. (Physics) a set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame
      1. A manner or way of performing something:
      2. A side, direction, or position indicated by one hand or the other
      3. The hand as a symbol of its grasping or gripping function
      1. A source of light, especially a lamp, a lantern, or an electric lighting fixture:
      2. In Quaker doctrine, the guiding spirit or divine presence in each person.
      3. A person who inspires or is adored by another:
      1. The fraction of a complete cycle elapsed as measured from a specified reference point and often expressed as an angle.
      2. A temporary manner, attitude, or pattern of behavior:
      3. (Astronomy) One of the cyclically recurring apparent shapes of the visibly illuminated portion of the moon or a planet.
      1. Good wishes expressing such sentiment:
      2. A particular point or aspect; respect:
      3. One's concern for another; esteem. [from 16th c.]
      1. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem:
      2. A particular point or detail
      3. Consideration or appreciation:
      1. Any aspect or phase as contrasted with another or others
      2. One of two or more contrasted parts or places within an area, identified by its location with respect to a center:
      3. The left or right half of the trunk of a human or animal body:
    See also:

    perspective

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Another word for aspect

Noun

  1. Looks

    See also:

    appearance

  2. View

    See also:

    phase

    viewpoint

    See syn. study at

    appearance

    phase

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Sentence Examples

  • The house had escaped the fire; it showed signs of damage but its general aspect was unchanged.

  • My favorite aspect of this home is the large, farmhouse style kitchen.

  • Before taking on a leadership position, you should understand how each aspect of your organization runs.

  • Which aspect of Michelangelo's artwork are you most amazed by?

  • But apart from the applied science, there is an aspect of pure geography which concerns the theory of the relation of economics to the surface of the earth.

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