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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.
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, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH attitude altitude, attitude Words nearby attitude at times, attingent, attire, attirement, Attis, attitude , attitudinarian, attitudinize, Attius, Attleboro, Attlee
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Example sentences from the Web for attitude Instead of denying or neglecting it, or whatever attitude we had in the past, it’s time we all get together and start working on this very seriously.
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Without much thought, I carried this attitude over into my work.
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The more knowledge she gained regarding the object, the more her attitude towards it was reshaped.
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It has taught me that we, ourselves, can choose our attitude every day.
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Since then, I took a completely different attitude to management.
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I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude and the energy behind it and the honesty.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams| January 9, 2015| DAILY BEAST
From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline| January 9, 2015| DAILY BEAST
Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, summed up the Southern attitude in his 1861 Cornerstone Speech.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern | Lloyd Green| January 2, 2015| DAILY BEAST
Or that she probably, given her attitude toward Spotify, wants more money than that per stream if she has to let me do it?
Death of the Author by Viral Infection: In Defense of Taylor Swift, Digital Doomsayer | Arthur Chu| December 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Oddly enough, many who hold this “not like us” attitude are religious people.
Ferguson, Immigration, and ‘Us Vs. Them’ | Gene Robinson| November 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
There was a fanciful suggestion of the eavesdropper about the creature; his attitude was almost furtive.
The Hound From The North | Ridgwell Cullum
He tried to be off-hand in his attitude towards it, but did not fully succeed.
The Roll-Call | Arnold Bennett
It was Loring's attitude throughout the scene that chiefly impressed Amaldi.
Shadows of Flames | Amelie Rives
"I can't—I can't look you in the face," he stammered, his attitude perfectly corroborative of his words.
His Own People | Booth Tarkington
To Cromwell there must have been something specially galling in More's attitude of reserve.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) | John Richard Green
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British Dictionary definitions for attitude noun the way a person views something or tends to behave towards it, often in an evaluative way
a theatrical pose created for effect (esp in the phrase strike an attitude )
a position of the body indicating mood or emotion
informal a hostile manner don't give me attitude, my girl
the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal See also axis 1 (def. 1)
the orientation of a spacecraft in relation to its direction of motion
ballet a classical position in which the body is upright and one leg raised and bent behind
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Derived forms of attitude attitudinal , adjective Word Origin for attitude C17: from French, from Italian attitudine disposition, from Late Latin aptitūdō fitness, from Latin aptus apt
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Words related to attitude demeanor, bias, perspective, point of view, mood, sentiment, character, posture, approach, belief, stance, philosophy, temperament, mindset, reaction, prejudice, stand, position, sensibility, opinion
Medical definitions for attitude n. The position of the body and limbs; posture.
A manner of acting.
A relatively stable and enduring predisposition to behave or react in a characteristic way.
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