ATTITUDE


Meaning of ATTITUDE in English

— attitudinal , adj.

/at"i toohd', -tyoohd'/ , n.

1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes.

2. position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.: a threatening attitude; a relaxed attitude.

3. Aeron. the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, to the ground, etc.

4. Ballet. a pose in which the dancer stands on one leg, the other bent behind.

[ 1660-70; attitudine aptitudini- (s. of aptitudo ) APTITUDE ]

Syn. 2. See position .

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