pos·ture
(pŏśchər)
[French, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, position, from positus past participle of pōnere, to place.]
noun
- A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.
- An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.
- A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.
- Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.
- A stance or disposition with regard to something: “Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East” (Gerard Smith)
- A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.
verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.
intransitive verb
- To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.
- To assume a pose.
transitive verb
- To put into a specific posture; pose.
derivatives
- pośtur·al
- adjective
- pośtur·er
- noun
synonyms:
posture, attitude, carriage, pose1stance These nouns denote a position of the body and limbs: erect posture; an attitude of prayer; dignified carriage; a defiant pose; an athlete's alert stance.
