aspect

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈæspɛkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #7787

Meanings

1

noun
A particular part or feature of something.

Safety is the most important aspect of the job.
2

noun
A way of looking at or thinking about something.

Let's consider the problem from every aspect.
3

noun
The direction a building or window faces.

The house has a southern aspect and gets lots of sun.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a particular part or... feature facet element

2 noun · a way of looking at or... respect viewpoint

Word family

Forms aspects

Derived forms aspect-relatedaspectismaspectiveaspectlessaspectualmulti-aspectmultiaspectmultiple-aspectsubaspect

Related forms aktionsartaspectuality

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Phrases (1)

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ventral aspect
the view or surface of the side of a body that faces the belly

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Aspect entered English in the late Middle Ages from Latin ad-, “at,” and specere, “to look.” It first referred in English to the positions of planets in astrology, and its broader modern sense developed from the relationship between something viewed and its viewer.

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”).

*speḱ- Proto-Indo-European aspect Middle English aspectus Latin

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# aspect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæspɛkt/
**Frequency rank:** 7787

## Meanings
1. A particular part or feature of something.
2. A way of looking at or thinking about something.
3. The direction a building or window faces.

## Examples
- Safety is the most important aspect of the job.
- Let's consider the problem from every aspect.
- The house has a southern aspect and gets lots of sun.

## Derived Forms
- aspect-related
- aspectism
- aspective
- aspectless
- aspectual
- multi-aspect
- multiaspect
- multiple-aspect
- subaspect

## Related Forms
- aktionsart
- aspectuality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *speḱ-
- Root: aspect
- Root: aspectus

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Aspect comes from Middle English aspect, from Latin aspectus (“look, sight; appearance”), from aspiciō (“see; catch sight of; inspect”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) plus speciō (“look, look at, behold; observe”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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