Definitions for: Outlook


[n] the act of looking out
[n] belief about (or mental picture of) the future
[n] a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations



Webster (1913) Definition: Out*look", v. t.
1. To face down; to outstare.

To outlook conquest, and to win renown. --Shak.

2. To inspect throughly; to select. [Obs.] --Cotton.


Out"look`, n.
1. The act of looking out; watch.

2. One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks
out; a watchower. --Lyon Playfair.

3. The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision;
prospect; sight; appearance.

Applause Which owes to man's short outlook all its
charms. --Young.

Synonyms: expectation, lookout, mentality, mindset, mind-set, prospect

See Also: anticipation, apprehension, attitude, belief, expectancy, foretaste, hope, look, looking, looking at, mental attitude, misgiving, possibility, promise

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