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vantage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vantage has 2 senses
- vantage(n = noun.location) Array - place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective); Array is a kind of place, position
- vantage(n = noun.attribute) advantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" is a kind of asset, plus
has particulars: vantage point, viewpoint
has particulars: favor, favour, leverage, handicap, homecourt advantage, lead, clout, pull, head start, start, gain, profit, preference, privilege, expedience, expediency, favorable position, favourable position, superiority, good, advantageousness, favorableness, favourableness, positiveness, positivity, profitableness, tax advantage
CIDE DICTIONARY
vantage, n. [Aphetic form of OE. avantage, fr. F. avantage. See Advantage.].
- Superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage. [1913 Webster]"O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!" [1913 Webster]
- A position offering a superior view of a scene or situation; -- used literally and figuratively; as, from the vantage of hindsight; also called
vantage point . [PJC] - The first point scored after deuce; advantage{5}. [1913 Webster]" When the server wins this point, it is called vantage in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is called vantage out." [1913 Webster]"It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him." [1913 Webster]
vantage, v. t.
To profit; to aid. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vantage, n.
1 (also vantage point or ground) a place affording a good view or prospect.
2 Tennis = ADVANTAGE.
3 archaic an advantage or gain.
1 (also vantage point or ground) a place affording a good view or prospect.
2 Tennis = ADVANTAGE.
3 archaic an advantage or gain.
Etymology
ME f. AF f. OF avantage ADVANTAGE
THESAURUS
vantage
advantage, allowance, ambit, angle, angle of vision, bailiwick, bulge, coign of vantage, constituency, deadwood, draw, drop, edge, flying start, footing, handicap, head start, inside track, jump, mental outlook, odds, orbit, outlook, point of view, running start, something extra, something in reserve, sphere of influence, stamping ground, standpoint, start, territory, turf, upper hand, vantage ground, vantage point, viewpoint, whip hand
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