attitudinal

American  

[at-i-tood-n-l, -tyood-] / ˌæt ɪˈtud n l, -ˈtyud- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a person’s manner, disposition, feeling, opinion, etc., with regard to someone or something.

   Work co-ops for students with disabilities are instrumental in breaking down attitudinal barriers and stereotypes, among both students and employers.

2. Aeronautics. of or relating to the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, ground, etc..

   The system records GPS and the aircraft’s attitudinal positions (roll, pitch, yaw, speed, and heading).

---

Etymology

Origin of attitudinal

First recorded in 1810–1820; from Italian attitudine “attitude” ( attitude ( def. ) ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Tighe said he had demonstrated a "deep-seated and ongoing attitudinal issue" and there had been no "insight or efforts to remediate".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The group’s first release, aptly titled “Debut,” has an attitudinal driving pop beat with hip-hop inflections — and 4.5 million streams on Spotify.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

In its state of abandoned tear-down, the venue offers melodious visual rhymes: electrical cords dangling from the ceiling ape Wool’s snarls of found-wire sculpture; crumbling plaster mirrors the attitudinal blotches of his oils and inks.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

I know what it’s like to have no voice, so I use what I’ve learned to help others, including newly disabled people who are struggling to navigate attitudinal, physical, and digital barriers.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023

"The reference is to attitudinal response, to Weltanschauung."

From Piper in the Woods by Dick, Philip K.