A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.
An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.
A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.
Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.
A stance or disposition with regard to something: "Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East"(Gerard Smith).
A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.
v.
pos·tured, pos·tur·ing, pos·tures
v.
intr.
To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.
To assume a pose.
v.
tr. To put into a specific posture; pose.
[French, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, position, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.] pos'tur·al adj., pos'tur·er, pos'tur·ist n.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a position of the body and limbs: erect posture; an attitude of prayer; dignified carriage; a defiant pose; an athlete's alert stance.
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