stance

stance  (stns)

n.

1. The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. See Synonyms at posture.

2. Mental posture; point of view: "Peru ... has also toughened its stance toward foreign investors" (Abraham F. Lowenthal).

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[French, position, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stns, stant-, present participle of stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stance [stæns stɑːns]

n

1. the manner and position in which a person or animal stands

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) Sport the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc.

3. general emotional or intellectual attitude a leftist stance

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Scot a place where buses or taxis wait

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering a place at the top of a pitch where a climber can stand and belay

[via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin stāns, from stāre to stand]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stance - standing posture posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" address - the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball attention - a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention" erectness, uprightness - the property of being upright in posture
	2.	stance - a rationalized mental attitude posture, position attitude, mental 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" hard line - a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs" point of view, standpoint, viewpoint, stand - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

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stance

noun

1. attitude, stand, position, viewpoint, standpoint They have maintained a consistently neutral stance.

2. posture, carriage, bearing, deportment The woman detective shifted her stance from one foot to another.

Translations

stance [stæns] N

1. (lit) → postura f

2. (fig) → actitud f
to take up a stance → adoptar una actitud

3. (Scot) (= taxi rank) → parada f (de taxis)

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stance [ˈstæns] n

(= way of standing) → position f

(= attitude) → position f

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stance

n (= posture, Sport) → Haltung f; (= mental attitude also) → Einstellung f; (Cricket, Golf etc also) → Stand m; to take up a stance (lit) → in Stellung gehen; (fig) → eine Haltung einnehmen

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stance [stæns] n

a. (way of standing) → posizione f

b. (attitude) → presa di posizione f

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stance [stæns] n

a. (way of standing) → posizione f

b. (attitude) → presa di posizione f

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stance

n stance [staːns]

a person's position or manner of standing, eg in playing golf, cricket etc. staanwyse وَقْفَه поза postoj holdning die Haltung στάση (σώματος) asend طرز ايستادن asento position עֶמדָה मुद्रा, अवस्थिति, दृष्टिकोण položaj za udarac, držanje tijela hely(zet) sikap berdiri staða posizione, atteggiamento 足構え 자세 pozicija stāja posisi berdiri houding kroppsholdning, fotstilling pozycja postura poziţie стойка; поза postoj položaj stav ställning ท่าตีลูกกอล์ฟ duruş (高爾夫、板球)球員的擊球姿勢 позиція کھڑے ہونے کا انداز tư thế, thế đứng （高尔夫、板球）球员的击球姿势