Word Study
outlook
CIDE DICTIONARY
outlook, v. t.
- To face down; to outstare. [1913 Webster]"To outlook conquest, and to win renown." [1913 Webster]
- To inspect throughly; to select. Cotton. [1913 Webster]
outlook, n.
- The act of looking out; watch. [1913 Webster]
- One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower. Lyon Playfair. [1913 Webster]
- The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; sight; appearance. [1913 Webster]"Applause
Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms." [1913 Webster] - The likely outcome, such as is indicated by the present situation; prospects; prognosis; as, the outlook is grim. [PJC]
- The point of view or attitude of a person; as, one's outlook on life is affected by illness. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
outlook, n.
1 the prospect for the future (the outlook is bleak).
2 one's mental attitude or point of view (narrow in their outlook).
3 what is seen on looking out.
1 the prospect for the future (the outlook is bleak).
2 one's mental attitude or point of view (narrow in their outlook).
3 what is seen on looking out.
THESAURUS
outlook
Anschauung, Texas tower, aftertime, afteryears, airscape, angle, angle of vision, aptitude, attitude, basis, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, brazen out, bridge, by-and-by, chance, cityscape, cloudscape, coign of vantage, command, conning tower, course ahead, crystal ball, determinism, direction, distant future, domination, eventuality, expectation, expectations, eye, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, face down, face out, fair expectation, favorable prospect, field of view, field of vision, footing, forecast, foresight, forward look, frame of reference, framework, future, future tense, futurism, futurity, gallery, gazebo, good chance, grandstand, hereafter, hopes, horizon, immediate future, immediate prospect, imminence, ken, landscape, liability, light, lighthouse, likelihood, likeliness, limit of vision, line of sight, lookout, loophole, mental outlook, naked eye, near future, observation post, observatory, odds, offing, opinion, outbrave, outbrazen, outdare, outface, outlook over, outstare, overlook, panorama, peanut gallery, peephole, perspective, pharos, place, point of view, position, posteriority, prediction, presumption, presumptive evidence, probabilism, probability, project, prophecy, prospect, prospects, range, reasonable ground, reasonable hope, reference system, regard, respect, ringside, ringside seat, riverscape, scan, scape, scene, scenery, scenic view, scope, scope of vision, seascape, side, sight, sighthole, sightliness, situation, skyscape, slant, stand, standpoint, stare down, survey, sweep, system, tendency, the future, the morrow, the sweet by-and-by, time ahead, time just ahead, time to come, tomorrow, top gallery, tower, townscape, universe, vantage, vantage point, verisimilitude, view, viewpoint, vista, watchtower, waterscape, well-grounded hopeROGET THESAURUS
outlook
Insolence
VB be insolent, bluster, vapor, swagger, swell, give oneself airs, snap one's fingers, kick up a dust, swear, rap out oaths, roister, arrogate, assume, presume, make bold, make free, take a liberty, give an inch and take an ell, domineer, bully, dictate, hector, lord it over, traiter de haut en bas, regarder de haut en bas, exact, snub, huff, beard, fly in the face of, put to the blush, bear down, beat down, browbeat, intimidate, trample down, tread down, trample under foot, dragoon, ride roughshod over, out face, outlook, outstare, outbrazen, outbrave, stare out of countenance, brazen out, lay down the law, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, assume a lofty bearing, talk big, look big, put on big looks, act the grand seigneur, mount the high horse, ride the high horse, toss the head, carry, with a high hand, tempt Providence, want snuffing.Appearance
N appearance, phenomenon, sight, spectacle, show, premonstration, scene, species, view, coup d'oeil, lookout, outlook, prospect, vista, perspective, bird's-eye view, scenery, landscape, picture, tableau, display, exposure, mise en sc ne, rising of the curtain, phantasm, phantom, pageant, spectacle, peep-show, raree-show, gallanty-show, ombres chinoises, magic lantern, phantasmagoria, dissolving views, biograph, cinematograph, moving pictures, panorama, diorama, cosmorama, georama, coup de theatre, jeu de theatre, pageantry, insignia, aspect, angle, phase, phasis, seeming, shape, guise, look, complexion, color, image, mien, air, cast, carriage, port, demeanor, presence, expression, first blush, face of the thing, point of view, light, lineament feature trait lines, outline, outside, contour, face, countenance, physiognomy, visage, phiz, cast of countenance, profile, tournure, cut of one s jib, metoposcopy, outside, apparent, seeming, ostensible, on view, apparently, to all seeming, to all appearance, ostensibly, seemingly, as it seems, on the face of it, prima facie, at the first blush, at first sight, in the eyes of, to the eye, editio princeps.For further exploring for "outlook" in Webster Dictionary Online