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aspect

noun · verb · 22 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈæspɛkt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 S P EH2 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: component, facet, feature

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The stone has a greenish aspect in this light.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hue

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • in certain aspects [ = in certain respects]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: respect

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

One's appearance or expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: appearance, look, blee

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Prospect; outlook.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

The act of looking at something; gaze.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

The visual indication of railway signal as displayed to the driver. With three-aspect colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green, and on four-aspect signals, double-yellow also; a two-aspect signal displays red or green.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To channel a divine being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To look at.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

the feelings expressed on a person's face

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sad expression
  • a look of triumph
  • an angry face

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expression, look, facial expression, face

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: countenance, visage

Narrower terms: leer, sparkle, twinkle, spark, light

19

noun

Meaning 19

a characteristic to be considered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: characteristic

20

noun

Meaning 20

a distinct feature or element in a problem

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he studied every facet of the question

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: facet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: feature, characteristic

Narrower terms: side, sector, sphere, surface

21

noun

Meaning 21

the visual percept of a region

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: view, prospect, scene, vista, panorama

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visual percept, visual image

Narrower terms: background, ground, coast, exposure, foreground, glimpse, middle distance, side view, tableau

22

noun

Meaning 22

the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grammatical relation

Narrower terms: perfective, perfective aspect, durative, durative aspect, inchoative, inchoative aspect, iterative, iterative aspect

History

Etymology

From Middle English aspect, from Latin aspectus (“look, sight; appearance”), from aspiciō (“see; catch sight of; inspect”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + speciō (“look, look at, behold; observe”).

Across languages

Translations

138 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: səpki — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Belarusian: аспе́кт (aspjékt) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Belarusian: від (vid) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Belarusian: вы́гляд (výhljad) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Catalan: aspecte — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 方面 (fāngmiàn) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Dutch: aspect — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Finnish: aspekti — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Finnish: ominaisuus — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Galician: aspecto — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Hindi: पक्ष (pakṣ) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Italian: aspetto — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Japanese: 様相 (yōsō) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Korean: 양상 (yangsang) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Malay: aspek — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Malay: segi — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Malay: sudut — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Portuguese: aspeto — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Portuguese: aspecto — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Russian: аспе́кт (aspékt) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Russian: вид (vid) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Slovak: aspekt — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Slovak: stránka — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Spanish: aspecto — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Ukrainian: аспе́кт (aspékt) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Ukrainian: вид (vyd) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Ukrainian: ви́гляд (výhljad) — any specific feature, part, or element of something
  • Albanian: aspekt — the way something appears
  • Aromanian: vidzutã — the way something appears
  • Aromanian: videalã — the way something appears
  • Belarusian: вы́гляд (výhljad) — the way something appears
  • Belarusian: від (vid) — the way something appears
  • Bulgarian: вид (vid) — the way something appears
  • Bulgarian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — the way something appears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體 /体 (tǐ) — the way something appears
  • Czech: stránka — the way something appears
  • Danish: aspekt — the way something appears
  • Dutch: uiterlijk — the way something appears
  • Dutch: aanblik — the way something appears
  • Esperanto: aspekto — the way something appears
  • Finnish: puoli — the way something appears
  • Finnish: näkökanta — the way something appears
  • Finnish: näkökulma — the way something appears
  • French: aspect — the way something appears
  • Galician: aspecto — the way something appears
  • Georgian: ასპექტი (asṗekṭi) — the way something appears
  • Georgian: სახე (saxe) — the way something appears
  • German: Aspekt — the way something appears
  • Greek: άποψη (ápopsi) — the way something appears
  • Greek: όψη (ópsi) — the way something appears
  • Hebrew: הֶבֵּט (hebét) — the way something appears
  • Hindi: रूप (rūp) — the way something appears
  • Hungarian: nézőpont — the way something appears
  • Irish: dreach — the way something appears
  • Italian: aspetto — the way something appears
  • Japanese: 相 (sō) — the way something appears
  • Macedonian: изглед (izgled) — the way something appears
  • Macedonian: аспект (aspekt) — the way something appears
  • Malay: aspek — the way something appears
  • Malay: rupa — the way something appears
  • Māori: anga — the way something appears
  • Māori: anganga — the way something appears
  • Māori: karangatanga — the way something appears
  • Marathi: रूप (rūp) — the way something appears
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aspekt — the way something appears
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aspekt — the way something appears
  • Polish: aspekt — the way something appears
  • Portuguese: aspeto — the way something appears
  • Portuguese: aspecto — the way something appears
  • Romanian: aspect — the way something appears
  • Romanian: înfățișare — the way something appears
  • Russian: вид (vid) — the way something appears
  • Russian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — the way something appears
  • Scottish Gaelic: raon — the way something appears
  • Slovak: aspekt — the way something appears
  • Spanish: aspecto — the way something appears
  • Ottoman Turkish: نمایش (nümayiş) — the way something appears
  • Ukrainian: ви́гляд (výhljad) — the way something appears
  • Ukrainian: вид (vyd) — the way something appears
  • Albanian: aspekt — quality of a verb
  • Armenian: կերպ (kerp) — quality of a verb
  • Belarusian: трыва́нне (tryvánnje) — quality of a verb
  • Bulgarian: вид (vid) — quality of a verb
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體 /体 (tǐ) — quality of a verb
  • Czech: vid — quality of a verb
  • Dutch: aspect — quality of a verb
  • Esperanto: aspekto — quality of a verb
  • Faroese: leiti — quality of a verb
  • Finnish: aspekti — quality of a verb
  • French: aspect — quality of a verb
  • Galician: aspecto — quality of a verb
  • Georgian: ასპექტი (asṗekṭi) — quality of a verb
  • German: Aspekt — quality of a verb
  • German: Aktionsart — quality of a verb
  • Greek: ποιόν ενεργείας (poión energeías) — quality of a verb
  • Greek: όψη — quality of a verb
  • Hebrew: הֶבֵּט (hebét) — quality of a verb
  • Hindi: भाव (bhāv) — quality of a verb
  • Hungarian: igeszemlélet — quality of a verb
  • Italian: aspetto — quality of a verb
  • Japanese: 相 (sō) — quality of a verb
  • Japanese: アスペクト (asupekuto) — quality of a verb
  • Korean: 상 (sang) — quality of a verb
  • Macedonian: вид (vid) — quality of a verb
  • Macedonian: глаголски вид (glagolski vid) — quality of a verb
  • Malay: aspek — quality of a verb
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aspekt — quality of a verb
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aspekt — quality of a verb
  • Polish: aspekt — quality of a verb
  • Portuguese: aspeto — quality of a verb
  • Portuguese: aspecto — quality of a verb
  • Romanian: aspect — quality of a verb
  • Russian: вид (vid) — quality of a verb
  • Scottish Gaelic: aogas — quality of a verb
  • Slovak: vid — quality of a verb
  • Slovak: aspekt — quality of a verb
  • Slovene: vid — quality of a verb
  • Spanish: aspecto — quality of a verb
  • Tagalog: aspekto — quality of a verb
  • Thai: การณ์ลักษณะ — quality of a verb
  • Turkish: kip — quality of a verb
  • Ukrainian: вид (vyd) — quality of a verb
  • Finnish: suunta — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Malay: hala — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Malay: belah — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Māori: takoto — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Māori: anganga — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Persian: نگریستن (negaristan) — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Persian: نگرستن (negarestan) — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Polish: widok — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Slovak: aspekt — position in respect to points of a compass, the sun, etc.
  • Dutch: seinbeeld — visual indication of a railway signal
  • Finnish: opaste — visual indication of a railway signal
  • German: Signalbegriff — visual indication of a railway signal
  • Finnish: olla ... suunta — astrology
  • Finnish: kanavoida — Wicca
  • Finnish: katsoa — to look at
  • Polish: aspektować — to look at
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