vantage

Pronunciation: /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
  2. noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

Etymology

From Middle English vantage, by apheresis from advantage; see advantage.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
position
Narrower (hyponyms)
vantage point

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