Standard Lemma guide

POV

adj · noun · 9 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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1

adj

Meaning 1

Poor; impoverished; cheap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australian, colloquial, slang

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of point of view.

The (cognitive, mental, or emotional) viewpoint of a certain person; (attributively) from that viewpoint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint

Antonyms: NPOV, point-of-viewlessness, eticness

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of point of view.

The (cognitive, mental, or emotional) viewpoint of a certain person; (attributively) from that viewpoint.

A discourse marker signalling "imagine, if you will, being in the situation that this text, photo, or video depicts", even in cases where third-person viewpoint exists; compare also fourth wall joke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint

Antonyms: NPOV, point-of-viewlessness, eticness

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of point of view.

The vantage point of a particular person; (attributively) from that vantage point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: physically

Examples

  • POV videos

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of privately owned vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of percentage of volume, a type of securities trading algorithm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business, computing, engineering, finance, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A poor person; a pauper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Alternative letter-case form of POV (“point of view”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Alternative form of POV (“point of view”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

Abbreviation of poverty or clipping of impoverished.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 第一視角 /第一视角 (dì-yī shìjiǎo) — attributively: from that vantage point of a particular person