at·ti·tude ( t  -t d , -tyd)n. 1. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude. See Synonyms at posture. 2. a. A state of mind or a feeling; disposition: had a positive attitude about work. b. An arrogant or hostile state of mind or disposition. 3. The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon. 4. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion. 5. A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee. [French, from Italian attitudine, from Late Latin aptit  d , aptitdin-, faculty; see aptitude.]at ti·tudi·nal (-tdn- l, -tyd-) adj.at ti·tudi·nal·ly adv. |
attitude [ˈætɪˌtjuːd]
n
1. the way a person views something or tends to behave towards it, often in an evaluative way
2. a theatrical pose created for effect (esp in the phrase strike an attitude)
3. a position of the body indicating mood or emotion
4. Informal a hostile manner don't give me attitude, my girl
5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal See also axis1 [1]
6. (Astronautics) the orientation of a spacecraft in relation to its direction of motion
7. (Performing Arts / Ballet) Ballet a classical position in which the body is upright and one leg raised and bent behind
[from French, from Italian attitudine disposition, from Late Latin aptitūdō fitness, from Latin aptus apt]
attitudinal adj
The position of a body as determined by the inclination of the axes to some frame of reference. If not otherwise specified, this frame of reference is fixed to the Earth.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  attitude - 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"acceptance, credence - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" culture - the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture" defensive, defensive attitude - an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') hardball - a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate" high horse - an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong" southernism - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US) mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook - a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" tolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs disrespect - a disrespectful mental attitude reverence - a reverent mental attitude irreverence - an irreverent mental attitude orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs |
| 2. |  attitude - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command bodily property - an attribute of the body ballet position - classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed) eversion - the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot" lithotomy position - a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination lotus position - a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga missionary position - a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations" ectopia - abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up" stance - standing posture tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest | |
| 3. | attitude - a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" | |
| 4. | attitude - position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions trim - attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation |
attitude
noun
1. opinion, thinking, feeling, thought, view, position, approach, belief, mood, perspective, point of view, stance, outlook, viewpoint, slant, frame of mind the general change in attitude towards them
Translations
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd]
A. N
1. (= way of behaving) → actitud f
you won't get anywhere with that attitude → no vas a conseguir nada con esa actitud
I don't like your attitude → no me gusta tu actitud
his attitude towards or to me has changed → su actitud con respecto a mí ha cambiado
if that's your attitude → si te pones en ese plan
attitude of mind → disposición f de ánimo
you won't get anywhere with that attitude → no vas a conseguir nada con esa actitud
I don't like your attitude → no me gusta tu actitud
his attitude towards or to me has changed → su actitud con respecto a mí ha cambiado
if that's your attitude → si te pones en ese plan
attitude of mind → disposición f de ánimo
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n
(= behaviour) → attitude f, manière f
I really don't like your attitude! → Je n'aime pas du tout ton attitude!
attitude of mind → disposition f d'esprit
I really don't like your attitude! → Je n'aime pas du tout ton attitude!
attitude of mind → disposition f d'esprit
attitude
n
(= way of thinking) → Einstellung f → (to, towards zu); (= way of acting, manner) → Haltung f → (to, towards gegenüber); attitude of mind → Geisteshaltung f; I don’t like your attitude → ich bin mit dieser Einstellung überhaupt nicht einverstanden; (= manner) → ich bin mit Ihrem Benehmen überhaupt nicht einverstanden; well, if that’s your attitude … → ja, wenn du SO denkst …; women with attitude → kämpferische Frauen
(in ballet) → Attitüde f
(Aviat, Space) → Lage f
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n (view) → atteggiamento; (posture) → posa; (opinion) attitude (towards) → punto di vista (nei confronti di)
attitude of mind → modo di pensare
if that's your attitude → se la prendi così
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n (view) → atteggiamento; (posture) → posa; (opinion) attitude (towards) → punto di vista (nei confronti di)
attitude of mind → modo di pensare
if that's your attitude → se la prendi così
attitude of mind → modo di pensare
if that's your attitude → se la prendi così
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n (view) → atteggiamento; (posture) → posa; (opinion) attitude (towards) → punto di vista (nei confronti di)
attitude of mind → modo di pensare
if that's your attitude → se la prendi così
n attitude [ˈӕtitjuːd]
1 a way of thinking or acting etc What is your attitude to politics? houding, gevoel مَوقِف отношение názor, postoj, stanovisko holdning; indstilling die Einstellung στάση, τοποθέτηση, αντιμετώπιση actitud (hacia), postura suhtumine رویکرد؛ نگرش asenne attitude (envers) גִישָׁה, יָחַס रवैया stav állásfoglalás, magatartás, hozzáállás sikap afstaða, viðhorf atteggiamento 態度 태도 požiūris attieksme; nostāja tanggapan opvatting innstilling, holdning stosunek, stanowisko atitude atitudine (faţă de) отношение stanovisko, postoj stališče, odnos (do) stav; odnos attityd, inställning ทัศนคติ tutum, tavır 態度 ставлення رویہ ، برتاؤ quan điểm 态度
2 a position of the body The artist painted the model in various attitudes. posisie وَضعِيَّه، هَيْئَه поза poloha, póza stilling die Haltung στάση του σώματος postura, posición asend حالت؛ طرز قرارگیری asento attitude תְנוּחָה स्थिति položaj testhelyzet posisi stelling posa 姿勢 자세 poza poza; stāja gaya houding stilling, positur poza posição postură поза poloha, pozícia poza položaj tela ställning, pose ลักษณะท่าทาง duruş, vaziyet, poz 姿勢 поза وضع ، انداز tư thế 姿势
attitude → مَوْقِف postoj holdning Einstellung συμπεριφορά actitud asenne attitude stav atteggiamento 態度 태도 houding innstilling nastawienie atitude отношение attityd ทัศนคติ ความเห็น tavır thái độ 态度
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