noun
plural -tives
a way of thinking about and understanding something (such as a particular issue or life in general) [count]
[noncount] a condition in which a person knows which things are important and does not worry or think about unimportant things
the ability to understand which things are truly important and which things are not
[count] :the angle or direction that a person uses to look at an object
[noncount] :a way of showing depth or distance in a painting or drawing by making the objects that are far away smaller and making the objects that are closer to the viewer larger