attitude

Primary Meanings of attitude

1.	n	a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
2.	n	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
3.	n	position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

Full Definitions of attitude

n a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

“he had the attitude that work was fun”

Synonyms:: mental attitude

Types:: show 58 types...; hide 58 types...; acceptance, credence
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; culture
the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; defensive, defensive attitude
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'); hardball
a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; high horse
an attitude of arrogant superiority; southernism
an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US); mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations; paternalism
the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good; position, posture, stance
a rationalized mental attitude; disposition, inclination, tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; tolerance
willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others; intolerance
unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs; esteem, regard, respect
an attitude of admiration or esteem; disrespect
a disrespectful mental attitude; reverence
a reverent mental attitude; irreverence
an irreverent mental attitude; orientation
an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; fatalism
a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable; recognition
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; cyberculture
the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business; Kalashnikov culture
the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; mosaic culture
a highly diverse culture; hard line
a firm and uncompromising stance or position; direction
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; drift, movement, trend
a general tendency to change (as of opinion); Call
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; denominationalism
the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations; devices
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'; sympathy, understanding
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; favoritism, favouritism
an inclination to favor some person or group; leaning, proclivity, propensity
a natural inclination; bent, set
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; literalism
a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense; perseveration
the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it; predisposition
an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way; favor, favour
an inclination to approve; disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group; partiality, partisanship
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives; impartiality, nonpartisanship
an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally; broad-mindedness
an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior; liberality, liberalness
an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom; disinterest, neutrality
tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement; narrow-mindedness, narrowness
an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior; bigotry, dogmatism
the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot; fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry
excessive intolerance of opposing views; religionism
exaggerated religious zealotry; zero tolerance
extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); estimate, estimation
the respect with which a person is held; profaneness
an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity; wavelength
a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; experimentalism
an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; reorientation
a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs; perspective, position, view
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint
a mental position from which things are viewed; orthodoxy
a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards; heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position; ideology, political orientation, political theory
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation; religious orientation
an attitude toward religion or religious practices

Type of:: cognition, knowledge, noesis
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

n the arrangement of the body and its limbs

“he assumed an attitude of surrender”

Synonyms:: position, posture

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a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command; ballet position
classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet; decubitus
a reclining position (as in a bed); eversion
the position of being turned outward; lithotomy position
a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination; lotus position
a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga; missionary position
a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples; pose
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes; presentation
(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; ectopia
abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth); asana
(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga); guard
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; sprawl, sprawling
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about; stance
standing posture; tuck
(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest; arabesque
position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose; matsyendra
(Hinduism) a religious posture; address
the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball; attention
a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; erectness, uprightness
the property of being upright in posture

Type of:: bodily property
an attribute of the body

n a theatrical pose created for effect

“the actor struck just the right attitude”

Type of:: affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

n position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

Types:: trim
attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

Type of:: orientation
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

Primary Meanings of attitude

n a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

n the arrangement of the body and its limbs

n a theatrical pose created for effect

n position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

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