attitude
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
Example
“The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.”
Other meanings
A disposition or state of mind.
“Don't give me your negative attitude.”
The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
“The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.”
Related words
- attitude check
- attitude-y
- attitude-adjuster
- attitudinal
- dickitude
- tude
- aircraft attitude
- attitude indicator
- propositional attitude
- pro-attitude
- attitude reflects leadership
- attitudy
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "aptō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “attitude” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.