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attitude
[ at-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun
manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes.
position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.: a threatening attitude; a relaxed attitude.
Aeronautics. the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, to the ground, etc.
Ballet. a pose in which the dancer stands on one leg, the other bent behind.
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Origin of attitude
First recorded in 1660–70; from French, from Italian attitudine, from Late Latin aptitūdini- (stem of aptitūdō ); see aptitude
synonym study for attitude
2. See position.
OTHER WORDS FROM attitude
at·ti·tu·di·nal [at-i-tood-n-l, -tyood-], /ˌæt ɪˈtud n l, -ˈtyud-/, adjectiveWords nearby attitude
at times, attingent, attire, attirement, Attis, attitude, attitudinal, attitudinarian, attitudinize, Attius, Attleboro
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British Dictionary definitions for attitude
attitude
/ (ˈætɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
Derived forms of attitude
attitudinal, adjectiveWord Origin for attitude
C17: from French, from Italian attitudine disposition, from Late Latin aptitūdō fitness, from Latin aptus apt
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