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[at-i-tood, -tyood] 
at⋅ti⋅tude
[at-i-tood, -tyood] 
ɪˌtud –noun
| 1. | manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes. |
| 2. | position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.: a threatening attitude; a relaxed attitude. |
| 3. | Aeronautics. the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, to the ground, etc. |
| 4. | Ballet. a pose in which the dancer stands on one leg, the other bent behind. |
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| at·ti·tude
(āt'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Italian attitudine, from Late Latin aptitūdō, aptitūdin-, faculty; see aptitude.] at'ti·tu'di·nal (-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-) adj., at'ti·tu'di·nal·ly adv. |
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attitude
1668, via Fr., from It. attitudine "disposition, posture," also "aptness, promptitude," from L.L. aptitudinem (nom. aptitudo), noun of quality from L. aptus "fit" (see apt). Originally 17c. a technical term in art for the posture of a figure in a statue or painting; later generalized to "a posture of the body supposed to imply some mental state" (1725). Sense of "settled behavior reflecting feeling or opinion" is first recorded 1837. Connotations of "antagonistic and uncooperative" developed 1962 in slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| attitude | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: position] |
| 3. | a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" |
| 4. | position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) |
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attitude at·ti·tude (āt'ĭ-t&oomacr;d', -ty&oomacr;d')
n.
- The position of the body and limbs; posture.
- A manner of acting.
- A relatively stable and enduring predisposition to behave or react in a characteristic way.
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Main Entry: at·ti·tude
Pronunciation: 'at-&-"t(y)üd
Function: noun
1 : the arrangement of the parts of the body :POSTURE
2 a : a mental position with regard to a fact or state b : a feeling or emotiontoward a fact or state
3 : an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation)
Main Entry: at·ti·tude
Pronunciation: 'at-&-"t(y)üd
Function: noun
1 : the arrangement of the parts of the body :
2 a : a mental position with regard to a fact or state b : a feeling or emotiontoward a fact or state
3 : an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation)
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Attitude
At"ti*tude\, n. [It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. Aptitude.]1. (Paint. & Sculp.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue. 2. The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty. 3. Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion. The attitude of the country was rapidly changing. --J. R. Green. To strike an attitude, to take an attitude for mere effect. Syn: Attitude, Posture. Usage: Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. Posture relates to their position merely; attitude refers to their fitness for some specific object. The object of an attitude is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling; as, attitude of wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc. It is, therefore, essentially and designedly expressive. Its object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold forth and represent. Posture has no such design. If we speak of posture in prayer, or the posture of devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit. 'T is business of a painter in his choice of attitudes (positur[ae]) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows. --Dryden. Never to keep the body in the same posture half an hour at a time. --Bacon.
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