ATTITUDE


Meaning of ATTITUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Italian attitudine, literally, aptitude, from Late Latin aptitudin-, aptitudo fitness — more at aptitude

Date: 1668

1. : the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure : posture

2. : a position assumed for a specific purpose

a threatening attitude

3. : a ballet position similar to the arabesque in which the raised leg is bent at the knee

4.

a. : a mental position with regard to a fact or state

a helpful attitude

b. : a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state

5. : the position of an aircraft or spacecraft determined by the relationship between its axes and a reference datum (as the horizon or a particular star)

6. : an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation)

7.

a. : a negative or hostile state of mind

b. : a cool, cocky, defiant, or arrogant manner

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.