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standpoint

/ˈstændpɔɪnt/

standpoint noun: a point of view; a perspective.

Noun

standpoint (plural standpoints)

  1. A point of view; a perspective.
    • Bathing once a month may save time, but from a cleanliness standpoint, it's not effective.
    • Plus, early in a career, bands are typically winging it from a creative standpoint; after awhile, acts figure out what they’re doing right (or wrong), and are more deliberate about songcraft and execution.2017 January 20, Annie Zaleski, “AFI sounds refreshed and rejuvenated on its 10th album, AFI (The Blood Album)”, in The Onion AV Club

standpoint meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

standpoint in Hindi

point of view
नज़र nazar

standpoint in Tamil

நோக்குநிலை நோக்குதிசை

standpoint in Urdu

نقطہ نظر

standpoint in Bengali

দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি, বিচারবিন্দু
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standpoint in Malayalam
നിലപാട്, വീക്ഷണം
standpoint in Kannada
ನಿಲುವು, ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ, ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದ ನಿಲವು

Examples of standpoint in a sentence

  • Strawbale construction is a sustainable method for building, from the standpoint of both materials and energy needed for heating and cooling.
  • From a public health standpoint, the draft decision leaked on Monday is an abomination.
  • From a political standpoint, it imperils midterm victories that were for all intents and purposes inevitable.

All 40 example sentences with standpoint

Forms of standpoint

pluralstandpoints
alternative form (archaic)stand-point

Plural of standpoint: standpoints

Origin of standpoint

From stand + point, a calque of German Standpunkt. Similar constructions used in other languages, such as Japanese 立場 (tachiba, literally “standing place”).

Words formed from standpoint

Questions about standpoint

What does standpoint mean?
Standpoint means a point of view; a perspective.
What is standpoint in Hindi?
Standpoint in Hindi is नज़र (nazar). See Standpoint meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is standpoint?
Standpoint is a noun.
How do you pronounce standpoint?
Standpoint is pronounced /ˈstændpɔɪnt/.
What is the plural of standpoint?
The plural of standpoint is standpoints.

Words near standpoint in the dictionary

  1. standpatter
  2. standpatters
  3. standpattism
  4. standpipe
  5. standpipes
  6. standpoint
  7. standpoint epistemology
  8. standpoint theory
  9. standpointism
  10. standpoints
  11. Standridge

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: standpoint (page history and authors); standpoint (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); standpoint (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); standpoint (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); standpoint (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); standpoint (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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