Outlook - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Outlook :  (noun)
1: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: mentality, mindset, mind-set]
2: belief about (or mental picture of) the future [syn: expectation, prospect]
3: the act of looking out [syn: lookout]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Outlook : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Outlook : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Outlook, MT (town, FIPS 56050) Location: 48.88880 N, 104.78180 W Population (1990): 109 (54 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59252 Outlook, WA Zip code(s): 98938

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Outlook

KevinABarnes: NYT: Optimistic Outlook for us "nerds" whose skills span traditional career tracks: http://tinyurl.com/yjhpnf6
oklahomanews: KOCO.com Wednesday Snow Outlook http://bit.ly/8bkkaQ
cynthiaisgr8: Magic 8 Ball, will today be a good day? "Outlook is good." Today is the start of something new. I see growth in my future.
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