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standpoint |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Standpoint \Stand"point`\, n. [Cf. G. standpunkt.] A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: standpoint n : a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: {point of view}, {viewpoint}, {stand}]
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