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• 'tude
  'tude

  noun

  an arrogant attitude.
• -tude
  -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.
• ’tude
  ’tude

  noun

  a hostile or defiant manner

'tude

¹ American  

[tood, tyood] / tud, tjud /

noun

Slang.

1. an arrogant attitude.

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-tude ² American  

1. 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.

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’tude ¹ British  

/ tjuːd, tuːd /

noun

1. slang a hostile or defiant manner

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-tude ² British  

suffix

1. indicating state or condition

   plenitude

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Etymology

Origin of 'tude¹

First recorded in 1970–75; shortened form of attitude

Origin of -tude²

< Latin -tūdō (> French -tude )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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Angst may sound a bit different for Gen-Z, but 'tude is genetic, or so it would often seem.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

But the ’tude plus the fact that they also went to a fancy restaurant and spent fairly more than our per-person budget … we’re real disinclined.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2019

And naturally, they’ll need a new uniform for this changing environment—one that’s sophisticated, with a side of sticking-it-to-the-man ’tude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2018

Confined to a wheelchair and unable to vocalize, he shares his thoughts and teenage ’tude via letterboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2016

So if you see the Washington Wizards emerging from their first playoff series in six years, you probably like John Wall and Bradley Beal’s talent over the ’tude of the Bulls’ back court.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2014

See -ther, and cf. -or, -our, -er. -tor-y, -sor-y, noun suffix, denoting place, as dormitory. -tude forms abstract nouns, as gratitude.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Such is the quippy, strenuously irreverent sensibility of “Cinderella,” which for all its knowing, self-referential ’tude can’t help but feel like it’s trying too hard.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2021

Per Paulsen: "I love that critter. The inspiration? Let's say it was 'HAL' from '2001: A Space Odyssey,' with a 'tude and a vasectomy."

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2021

But the ’tude plus the fact that they also went to a fancy restaurant and spent fairly more than our per-person budget … we’re real disinclined.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2019

And naturally, they’ll need a new uniform for this changing environment—one that’s sophisticated, with a side of sticking-it-to-the-man ’tude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2018

Confined to a wheelchair and unable to vocalize, he shares his thoughts and teenage ’tude via letterboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2016