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Aspect   /ˈæspˌɛkt/   Listen
Aspect

noun
1.
A distinct feature or element in a problem.  Synonym: facet.
2.
A characteristic to be considered.
3.
The visual percept of a region.  Synonyms: panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista.
4.
The beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb.
5.
The feelings expressed on a person's face.  Synonyms: expression, face, facial expression, look.  "A look of triumph" , "An angry face"



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"Aspect" Quotes from Famous Books



... Edward," said the Intendant, "that the king's affairs do now wear a more promising aspect, but there is plenty of time yet. I know your anxiety to serve your king, and I cannot blame it. I shall not prevent your going, although of course I must not be cognisant of your having so done. When the winter breaks up I shall send you to London. You will then be able better ...
— The Children of the New Forest • Captain Marryat
... eagerness. Their report served but to increase the general despondency. They had followed Mr. Reed for some distance below the point to which Mr. Hunt had explored, but had met with no Indians from whom to obtain information and relief. The river still presented the same furious aspect, brawling and boiling along a narrow and rugged channel, between ...
— Astoria - Or, Anecdotes Of An Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains • Washington Irving
... to the eastwards about Cape Garcias a Dios are almost black, of a fierce aspect, go stark naked, are very savage, and according to Giumbe eat mans flesh and raw fish. They have their ears bored with holes, large enough to admit a hens egg, owing to which circumstance the admiral called this coast De las Orejas, ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III. • Robert Kerr
... rich and abundant, complexion fair, the face round and full, forehead high and spacious, cheeks ruddy with the glow of health, the mouth firm and kind, revealing when he smiled a perfect set of teeth; the aspect bold and noble; grey eyes shone like stars behind his gold-rimmed glasses. A smile of enchanting sweetness often played about the strong, handsome face. His voice had a caressing note; his laugh ...
— War Letters of a Public-School Boy • Henry Paul Mainwaring Jones
... referring to Mr. MacRitchie's article in Trans. International Folklore Congress on the historical aspect of Folklore; but Professor York Powell has said the strongest word in its favour in his all too short address as President of the Folklore Society, see ...
— Folklore as an Historical Science • George Laurence Gomme


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