attitude
Definitions of attitude
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dignified manner or conductsynonyms: air, comportement, maintientypes:type of:comportementa way of acting or behaving
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a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain wayssynonyms: mentalitétypes:croyancethe mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as trueattitude défensivean attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')grands moyensa no-nonsense attitude in business or politicsmentalitéa habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situationspaternalismethe attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own goodtolérancewillingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of othersintoléranceunwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefsvénérationa reverent mental attitudeorientationan integrated set of attitudes and beliefsdirectiona general course along which something has a tendency to developcompassionan inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinionpenchanta relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular wayréalismea disposition to interpret statements in their literal senseprédispositionan inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular wayà la modean inclination to approvedésapprobationan inclination to withhold approval from some person or grouppartialitéan inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternativesimpartialitéan inclination to weigh both views or opinions equallyétroitessean inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behaviorfanatismeexcessive intolerance of opposing viewsévaluationthe respect with which a person is heldorthodoxiea belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standardshérésieany opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox positionidéologie, orientation politiquean orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nationorientation religieusean attitude toward religion or religious practicestype of:
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characteristic way of bearing one's bodysynonyms: posturetypes:démarchemanner of walkinggaucheriethe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegantgraceelegance and beauty of movement or expressiongaucheriethe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegantraideurthe property of moving with pain or difficultytype of:propriété physiquean attribute of the body
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position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)type of:orientationposition or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
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standing posturesynonyms: positiontypes:garde-à- vousa motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or reviewtype of:positionthe arrangement of the body and its limbs
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the arrangement of the body and its limbssynonyms: positiontypes:positionstanding posturegarde-à- vousa motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or reviewtype of:propriété physiquean attribute of the body
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a theatrical pose created for effect
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a way of acting or behavingsynonyms: comportementtypes:formalitéa manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremoniespolitessea courteous manner that respects accepted social usagecivilitéformal or perfunctory politenessgrossièretéthe manner of a rude or insensitive personinsolencean offensive lack of good mannerstype of:comportement(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
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