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
Noun
1. the way a person thinks and behaves
2. a position of the body
3. Informal a hostile manner
4. the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft in relation to some plane or direction [Latin aptus apt]
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
Translations
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n (= behaviour) → attitude f, manière f (= posture); pose f, attitude (= view);
attitude (to) → attitude (envers)
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n (posture, manner) → Haltung f;
(mental);
attitude to or towards → Einstellung f zu
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n (= behaviour) → atteggiamento (= posture); posa (= view): attitude (to) → punto di vista (nei confronti di)
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, suhtautuminen attitude (envers) גִישָׁה, יָחַס रवैया stav állásfoglalás, magatartás, hozzáállás sikap afstaða, viðhorf atteggiamento 態度 마음가짐 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, 몸가짐 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
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