Meaning of attitude in English

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Noun
attitude
Etymology
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 ways
Examples
- « 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 »
Derived terms
3. a theatrical pose created for effect
Examples
- « the actor struck just the right attitude »
Derived terms
- attitudinise
- attitudinize
4. position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

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