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Meaning of posture in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpɑstʃər/

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  1. Verb

    posture

    Definitions

    1. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

    Examples

    • « Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers! »
    • « She postured and made a total fool of herself »
  2. 2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes

    Examples

    • « We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often »
  3. Noun

    posture

    Etymology

    late 16th century (denoting the relative position of one thing to another): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura‘position’, from posit-‘placed’, from the verb ponere

    Definitions

    1. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs

    Examples

    • « he assumed an attitude of surrender »
  4. 2. characteristic way of bearing one's body

    Examples

    • « stood with good posture »
  5. 3. a rationalized mental attitude
  6. 4. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

    Examples

    • « we faced an army of great strength »
    • « politicians have neglected our military posture »

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