'tude

a suffix appearing in abstract nouns (generally formed from Latin adjectives or participles) of Latin origin (latitude; altitude); on this model, used in the formation of new nouns: platitude.

Origin of -tude

<Latin -tūdō (>French -tude)

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How to use 'tude in a sentence

In his bolo tie and cowboy hat, Coleman was not afraid to offer this un-PC lyric: “Hey Indian dude … don’t cope a ‘tude.”
Harry Potter Hip-Hop|Jaimie Etkin|July 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Altitude, alt′i-tude, n. height: a point or position at a height above the sea: high rank or eminence.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Svin, F. tude sur les origines rvolutionnaires des codes Napolon.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
It rarely happened that she received his good-night kiss until she had played a nocturne or an tude for which he asked.
A Speckled Bird|Augusta J. Evans Wilson

Quoted, without date, by Marchand, tude historique et nosographique sur quelques pidmies et endmies du moyen ge.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Ce nest ni une tude, ni une srie de problmes avec leurs solutions.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer

British Dictionary definitions for 'tude (1 of 2)

’tude

/ (tjuːd, tuːd) /

noun

slang a hostile or defiant manner

Word Origin for ’tude

C20: from attitude

British Dictionary definitions for 'tude (2 of 2)

-tude

suffix forming nouns

indicating state or conditionplenitude

Word Origin for -tude

from Latin -tūdō

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