vantage

American  

[van-tij, vahn-] / ˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn- /

noun

1. a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.

2. an advantage or superiority.

   the vantage of wisdom that often comes with age.

3. British. advantage.

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vantage British  

/ ˈvɑːntɪdʒ /

noun

1. a state, position, or opportunity affording superiority or advantage

2. superiority or benefit accruing from such a position, state, etc

3. tennis short for advantage

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Other Word Forms

• vantageless adjective

Etymology

Origin of vantage

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, aphetic variant of avantage advantage

Example Sentences

His method is to consider events from the different vantages of each character in an attempt to form a complete picture.

From The Wall Street Journal

These days, Mellencamp’s bare-bones box—the farthest seat from the field in Indiana University Memorial Stadium—has become Indiana’s most exclusive vantage.

From The Wall Street Journal

From that vantage point, she has found it “really impressive how he enables a broad open conversation,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Pinkerton and the bank directors greeted Mr. Drysdale and his companion, and they all began a conversation that I could not follow from my vantage point.

From Literature

From various vantage points, a maroon SUV can be seen blocking a residential street in Minneapolis.

From BBC

Related Words

• advantage