Meaning of attitude in English
Noun
attitudeEtymology
late 17th century (denoting the placing or posture of a figure in art): from French, from Italian attitudine‘fitness, posture’, from late Latin aptitudo, from aptus‘fit’Definitions
1. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain waysExamples
- « he had the attitude that work was fun »
- 2. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
Examples
- « he assumed an attitude of surrender »
- 3. a theatrical pose created for effect
Examples
- « the actor struck just the right attitude »
- 4. position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)