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posture
[ pos-cher ]
noun
- the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole:
poor posture; a sitting posture.
- an affected or unnatural attitude:
He struck a comic posture.
- a mental or spiritual attitude:
His ideas reveal a defensive posture.
- one's image or policy as perceived by the public, other nations, etc.:
The company wants to develop a more aggressive marketing posture.
- position, condition, or state, as of affairs.
verb (used with object)
- to place in a particular posture or attitude.
- to position, especially strategically:
to posture troops along a border.
- to develop a policy or stance for (oneself, a company, government, etc.):
The White House postured itself for dealing with the fuel crisis.
- to adopt an attitude or take an official position on (a matter):
The company postured that the court's ruling could be interpreted as being in its favor.
verb (used without object)
- to assume a particular posture.
- to assume affected or unnatural postures, as by bending or contorting the body.
- to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression.
posture
/ ˈɒʃə /
noun
- a position or attitude of the limbs or body
- a characteristic manner of bearing the body; carriage
to have good posture
- the disposition of the parts of a visible object
- a mental attitude or frame of mind
- a state, situation, or condition
- a false or affected attitude; pose
verb
- to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
- intr to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose
Derived Forms
- ˈDzٳܰ, adjective
- ˈDzٳܰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ٳܰ· adjective
- Dz·ٳܰ· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of posture1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But there was no immediate prospect of a thaw in the two rival's protectionist posture.
Partway through the dizzying and appalling last two weeks of trade wars, courtroom battles, street abductions and social media posturing, these two Trump factotums wound up in a war of words.
Since he’s secretly penniless, Coop keeps up the posture of affluence.
As O’Toole also observes, Trump’s anti-European animus has a potent psychosexual subtext, simultaneously rooted in right-wing American macho posturing and his own infantile sense of narcissistic injury.
Progressive media, by contrast, remains trapped in a reactive, defensive posture, often litigating GOP narratives rather than setting its own.
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