attitude
Definitions
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- posture, pose, stance
- Disposition or state of mind.
- attitude, disposition, policy
- A pose on one leg with corresponding arm open to side or back, other leg extended to back at 90° with knee bent, corresponding arm raised above head. The raised leg has heel touching supporting leg and the same arm as the supporting leg raised above head.
- Unpleasant behavior.
- actitud;___ of health personnel → ___ del personal de salud;
- The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
- A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition: has a positive attitude about work; kept a dignified attitude throughout the crisis.
- A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
- A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude. See Synonyms at posture.
- The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon.
- 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.
- (Aeronautics) the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal. See also axis11
Equivalents
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Българскиотношение
Esperantosinteno
Gaeilgemana
Gàidhligseasamh
Galegoxesto
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikūlana
עבריתחזות
Magyarállásfoglalásfelfogásgondolkodásgondolkodásmódhozzáálláskelletlenségkivagyiságmegítélésnézetpózszemlélettartástesttartásvélemény
Հայերենդիրքորոշում
ქართულიდამოკიდებულება
Кыргызчамамиле
Latviešuattieksme
Slovenčinapostoj
Slovenščinaodnos
ShqipQëndrim
Тоҷикӣақида
O'zbekchamuomala
Examples
“The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.”
“The lamp stood on the table, and Carrara leant by the huge tome spread⟳ out before him; and opposite sat Beatrice, bending over her broidery—the small head, with its rich knot of gathered hair, so exquisitely placed—the slender figure⟳, so graceful in its attitude.”
“Don't give⟳ me your negative attitude.”
“You've got a nice attitude today.”
“The guard was paying no attention whatever to the running of his train⟳, in total disregard of rules, and, as the recently-published report⟳ of a Ministry of Transport⟳ Inspecting Officer of Railways shows, there were other disquieting features in the case, such as ignorance on the part of responsible men of rules and appendix instructions and a lax attitude to regulations of which they professed to be aware, combined with failure to look⟳ at staff notice⟳ boards.”
“He doesn't take⟳ attitude from anybody.”
“I asked the waiter for a clean⟳ fork and all I got was attitude.”
“And if a nigga get⟳ a attitude / Pop it like⟳ it's hot”
“I thought you were fine, so fine / But your shitty fuckin' attitude / Has got me changing my mind⟳, yeah”
“The airliner had to land⟳ with a nose-up attitude after the incident.”
“The stern planes are located well aft of the center of gravity of the submarine and their primary purpose is attitude (trim) control⟳”
“Scratches should be closely analyzed to determine⟳ the attitudes of the boats at the time of initial contact⟳.”
“The main aim of the development of the smart antenna model⟳ is to stabilize attitude of the antenna which is mounted on a platform or host⟳ structure⟳.”
“Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère, and the comic dancer.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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