Definitions for outlook
ˈaʊtˌlʊkout·look

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. mentality, outlook, mindset, mind-setnoun

   a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

2. expectation, outlook, prospectnoun

   belief about (or mental picture of) the future

3. lookout, outlooknoun

   the act of looking out

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1. Outlooknoun

   The likely outcome, such as is indicated by the present situation; prospects; prognosis; as, the outlook is grim.

2. Outlooknoun

   The point of view or attitude of a person; as, one's outlook on life is affected by illness.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. outlooknoun

   A place from which something can be viewed.

   Perched on the edge of the cliff was a hidden outlook.

2. outlooknoun

   The view from such a place.

3. outlooknoun

   An attitude or point of view.

   He has a positive outlook on life.

4. outlooknoun

   Expectation for the future.

   The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Outlookverb

   To face down; to browbeat.

   Etymology: out and look.

   I cull’d these fiery spirits from the world,
   To outlook conquest, and to win renown,
   Ev’n in the jaws of danger and of death. William Shakespeare.

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1. outlook

   Outlook refers to a person's perspective, attitude, viewpoint, or expectation about something. It embodies how an individual sees and interprets experiences, events, and future possibilities. It can also refer to a prospect for the future. In technology, Outlook can refer to Microsoft Outlook, a personal information manager software system, often used for handling emails.

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1. Outlook

   Outlook is an independent weekly general interest English News magazine published in India. It features contents from politics, sports, cinema, and stories of broad interests. It was first issue in October, 1995 with Vinod Mehta as the Editor in Chief.

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1. Outlook

   owt′lōōk, n. vigilant watch: view obtained by looking out: prospect, or (fig.) one's prospects: a watch-tower.—v.t. to face courageously.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outlook

   A future view or future expectation.

   The outlook was positive, optimistic and empowering.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Attitude
   • Belief
   • Look

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'outlook' in Nouns Frequency: #2644

Anagrams for outlook »

1. look out

2. look-out

3. lookout

How to pronounce outlook?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of outlook in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of outlook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of outlook in a Sentence

1. David Joy:

   The message that financials are sending about growth is more ominous, banks are a proxy for the outlook for growth. And the outlook is diminishing.

2. Klaus Spielkamp:

   The market has been pricing in a downgrade with a negative outlook, anything different from that, such as downgrade with a stable outlook, will be positive for Colombia.

3. Joseph Conrad:

   As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook.

4. Sophia Blanche Lyon Fahs:

   Life becomes religious whenever we make it so when some new light is seen, when some deeper appreciation is felt, when some larger outlook is gained, when some nobler purpose is formed, when some task is well done.

5. Brian Adams:

   Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.

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