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attitude
[ at-i-tood, -tyood ]
noun
- manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind:
a negative attitude; group attitudes.
- position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.:
a threatening attitude; a relaxed attitude.
- Aeronautics. the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, to the ground, etc.
- Ballet. a pose in which the dancer stands on one leg, the other bent behind.
attitude
/ ˈæɪˌː /
noun
- the way a person views something or tends to behave towards it, often in an evaluative way
- a theatrical pose created for effect (esp in the phrase strike an attitude )
- a position of the body indicating mood or emotion
- informal.a hostile manner
don't give me attitude, my girl
- the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal See also axis 1
- the orientation of a spacecraft in relation to its direction of motion
- ballet a classical position in which the body is upright and one leg raised and bent behind
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Derived Forms
- ˌٳپˈٳܻ徱Բ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ·پ·ٳ·徱·Բ [at-i-, tood, -n-l, -, tyood, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attitude1
C17: from French, from Italian attitudine disposition, from Late Latin پūō fitness, from Latin aptus apt
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Synonym Study
See position.
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So much has changed, not least the attitude of the White House.
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“I loved her joyful attitude,” “God Bless the U.S.A.” singer Lee Greenwood said in a statement.
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I joked that my spices were in my attitude.
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“Banshee” had become shorthand around the Lakers in Redick’s first season for the kind of attitude he wanted his team to have.
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"I just come in with a positive attitude. I know the people and the products inside out," said Mr Leech, who is now a planning manager for the refinery.
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