Attitude
['ætɪtjuːd] or ['ætɪtʊd]
Definition
(noun.) a theatrical pose created for effect; 'the actor struck just the right attitude'.
(noun.) a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; 'he had the attitude that work was fun'.
(noun.) position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion).
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Definition
(n.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.
(n.) The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.
(n.) Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Posture (with reference to the expression of some sentiment), position.[2]. Situation, aspect, phase, standing, predicament
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Posture, position, situation, standing, composition, collocation, aspect, pose,lie
ANT:Evolution, exercise, bearing, deportment, movement, gesticulation, manoeuvre,gesture
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Definition
n. posture or position: gesture: any condition of things or relation of persons viewed as expressing some thought feeling &c.—adj. Attitud′inal.—n. Attitudinā′rian one who studies attitudes.—v.i. Attitud′inise to assume affected attitudes.—n. Attitudinī′ser.—To strike an attitude to assume a position or figure to indicate a feeling or emotion not really felt.
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Examples
- There was something positively exasperating in Bertha's attitude of isolated defiance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- This attitude is what is practically meant by will. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The news of these reverses caused a very great excitement in Germany and Austria, and the Tsar assumed a more arrogant attitude towards his ally. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was amazing through how many hours at a time she would remain beside him, in a crouching attitude, attentive to his slightest moan. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Selden had risen, and was standing before her in an attitude of uncontrollable expectancy. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- This happens to be a thoroughly Greek attitude. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There was no promise of a speedy departure in his composed bearing and his comfortable attitude. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- As his arms and legs had been extended stiffly upward as he came to earth upon his back the attitude of death was anything but impressive. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Hassan, in another dress, is in an attitude by Zuleikah, who is perfectly reconciled to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His attitude toward us became less haughty. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It puts the student in the habitual attitude of finding points of contact and mutual bearings. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The instant my eyes rested on her, I was struck by the rare beauty of her form, and by the unaffected grace of her attitude. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Her attitude toward the captive was most harsh and brutal. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He was sitting in an excellent attitude for having his portrait taken; and here it is. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The group that stood in various attitudes, after this communication, were worthy of a painter. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But this only means that they are, as compared with some other attitudes, central:--that they carry other attitudes with them. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Such a conception contradicts our basic idea that character and mind are attitudes of participative response in social affairs. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The required beliefs cannot be hammered in; the needed attitudes cannot be plastered on. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They developed mental dispositions and traditions and attitudes of thought one to another. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such a separation could exist only if the personal attitudes ran their course in a world by themselves. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Some attitudes may be named, however,-which are central in effective intellectual ways of dealing with subject matter. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- All this means an accentuation of consciousness; it means a turning in upon the individual's own attitudes, powers, wishes, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Men's fundamental attitudes toward the world are fixed by the scope and qualities of the activities in which they partake. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Their former attitudes and their former silence were once more first encroached upon by Pancks. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And the attitudes which spring from getting used to and accepting half-understood and ill-digested material weaken vigor and efficiency of thought. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Only the attitudes are certain. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Two or three exquisite paintings of children, in various attitudes, embellished the wall. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Julia's attitudes, though graceful, were studied and luxurious; but always modest and effeminate. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He snatched at a premature popularity by outdoing his father's patriotic and aggressive attitudes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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