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out·look  (outlk)
n.
1. A point of view; an attitude: a positive outlook.
2. Expectation for the future: the long-term outlook for economic growth.
3.
a. A place where something can be viewed.
b. The view seen from such a place.
4. The act of looking out.

outlook
Noun
1. a general attitude to life: my whole outlook on life had changed
2. the probable condition or outcome of something: the economic outlook is not good
3. the weather forecast for the next few days: the outlook for the weekend
4. the view from a place: a dreary outlook of chimneys and smoke
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outlookoutlook - a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
2.outlookoutlook - belief about (or mental picture of) the future
belief - any cognitive content held as true
promise, hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
foretaste - an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
possibility - a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"
anticipation, expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
misgiving, apprehension - painful expectation
3.outlook - the act of looking out
looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

outlook
Translations
Spanish outlook [ˈautluk] nperspectiva (= opinion); punto de vista
French outlook [ˈautluk] out nperspective f (= point of view); attitude f
German outlook [ˈautluk] n (= attitude) → Einstellung f (= prospects); Aussichten pl;
(for weather) → Vorhersage f

Italian outlook [ˈautluk] nprospettiva, vista

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Their psychology is bovine, their outlook crude and rare; They abandon vital matters to be tickled with a straw; But the straw that they were tickled with--the chaff that they were fed with-- They convert into a weaver's beam to break their foeman's head with.
So the man was only too glad, and got in beside him; and the ship flew, and flew, and flew through the air, till again from his outlook the Simpleton saw a man on the road below, who was hopping on one leg, while his other leg was tied up behind his ear.
Yet it remains true that Hesiod's distinctive title to a high place in Greek literature lies in the very fact of his freedom form classic form, and his grave, and yet child-like, outlook upon his world.
 
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