Dictionary entries for 'attitude'

Synonyms

at·ti·tude (ăt́ĭ-tōōd́, -tyōōd́)

[French, from Italian attitudine, from Late Latin aptitūdō, aptitūdin-, faculty; see aptitude.]

noun

A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude. See synonyms at posture
1. A state of mind or a feeling; disposition: had a positive attitude about work.
2. An arrogant or hostile state of mind or disposition.
The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon.
The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.
A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.