vista

¹

[ vis-tuh ]

noun

1. a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
2. such an avenue or passage, especially when formally planned.
3. a far-reaching mental view:

   vistas of the future.

   Synonyms: vision, outlook, prospect

Vista

²

[ vis-tuh ]

noun

1. a town in SW California.

VISTA

³

[ vis-tuh ]

noun

1. a national program in the U.S., sponsored by ACTION, for sending volunteers into poor areas to teach various job skills.

VISTA

¹

/ ˈvɪstə /

acronym for

1. Volunteers in Service to America; an organization of volunteers established by the Federal government to assist the poor

vista

²

/ ˈvɪstə /

noun

1. a view, esp through a long narrow avenue of trees, buildings, etc, or such a passage or avenue itself; prospect

   a vista of arches

2. a comprehensive mental view of a distant time or a lengthy series of events

   the vista of the future

Derived Forms

• ˈvistaed, adjective
• ˈvistaless, adjective

Other Words From

• vista·less adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vista¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Italian: “a view,” noun use of feminine of visto (past participle of vedere “to see,” from Latin vidēre )

Origin of vista²

V(olunteers) i(n) S(ervice) t(o) A(merica)

Word History and Origins

Origin of vista¹

C17: from Italian: a view, from vedere to see, from Latin vidēre

Synonym Study

See view.