vantage

[ van-tij, vahn- ]

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 ( def 5 ).

vantage

/ 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

Derived Forms

• ˈvantageless, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vantage¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vantage¹

C13: from Old French avantage advantage

Example Sentences

“Could I evoke the beauty of that vantage point with the care of the nature writer?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Watching him dealing with his team against City from my very high vantage point on the seventh floor of the main stand was quite instructive.

From BBC

Or, from the opposite vantage point, the Dodgers could blow this.

From Los Angeles Times

Others stood on the planters outside the Garden handing onto the leafless trees for a vantage point from which they could drink canned cocktails and have their cries heard over the rest of the crowd.

From Salon

As an Orange County lifer with a somewhat objective vantage point on L.A.,

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• advantage