standpoint

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/ˈstændpɔɪnt/

noun

A point of view; a perspective.

“Bathing once a month may save time, but from a cleanliness standpoint, it's not effective.”

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point of viewviewpointstand
OriginGerman Standpunkt →
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Meanings

nounstandpoint (plural standpoints)

plural standpoints · alternative archaic stand-point

  1. A point of view; a perspective.

    Bathing once a month may save time, but from a cleanliness standpoint, it's not effective.

    2 more examples

    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

    From the standpoint of traditional Chinese culture, it is believed that mind and body are the same and diseases stem from wicked thoughts or energy, while kind thoughts and positive energy will bring blessings and healing to a person.

    2020 April 2, “Life-Saving Answer to the Coronavirus”, in Minghui

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mental position from which things are viewed

Similar
point of viewviewpointstand
Broader
positionstanceposture
Also see
outlookpoint of viewstandviewpoint

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanStandpunkt
  2. Englishstandpoint

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

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Translations

Bulgarian гледна точка, становище
  • гледна точка (gledna točka)point of view
  • становище (stanovište)point of view
Chinese Mandarin 立場 /立场, 觀點 /观点
  • 立場 /立场 (lìchǎng)point of view
  • 觀點 /观点 (guāndiǎn)point of view
Danish standpunkt
  • standpunktpoint of view
Dutch standpunt, uitgangspunt
  • standpuntpoint of view
  • uitgangspuntpoint of view
Esperanto starpunkto, vidpunkto
  • starpunktopoint of view
  • vidpunktopoint of view
Finnish näkökulma
  • näkökulmapoint of view
French point de vue
  • point de vuepoint of view
German Standpunkt, Sichtweise
  • Standpunktpoint of view
  • Sichtweisepoint of view
Hindi नज़र
  • नज़र (nazar)point of view
Hungarian álláspont
  • álláspontpoint of view
Italian punto di vista
  • punto di vistapoint of view
Japanese 観点
  • 観点 (kanten)point of view
Latvian viedoklis
  • viedoklispoint of view
Norwegian standpunkt
  • standpunktpoint of view
Polish punkt widzenia
  • punkt widzeniapoint of view
Portuguese ponto de vista
  • ponto de vistapoint of view
Romanian punct de vedere
  • punct de vederepoint of view
Russian то́чка зре́ния
  • то́чка зре́ния (tóčka zrénija)point of view
Spanish punto de vista
  • punto de vistapoint of view
Swedish ståndpunkt
  • ståndpunktpoint of view
Ukrainian то́чка зо́ру
  • то́чка зо́ру (tóčka zóru)point of view
Cite this entry
APA

standpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standpoint

MLA

“standpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standpoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “standpoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standpoint.

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