Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word ATTITUDE

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Definitions of ATTITUDE

1. The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
2. To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
3. To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
4. (North America, UK, Philippines, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
5. (figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
6. (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
7. (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.

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Examples of Using ATTITUDE in a Sentence

• Resentment, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded, cynical or otherwise negatively affected by experience.
• A similar attitude toward a legislative body is termed contempt of Parliament or contempt of Congress.
• In American English, the word has also come to be used in some quarters as shorthand for male chauvinism, a trend reflected in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, which, as of 2018, began its first example of use of the term chauvinism with "an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex".
• During the presidency of Sukarno, Indonesia's foreign relations were marked by engagement with other newly independent nations in Asia and Africa, as exemplified by the Bandung Conference, the subsequent foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement and a confrontational attitude towards Western powers, justified by a belief in the CONEFO and opposition to what Sukarno termed as NEKOLIM (Neocolonialism and Imperialism).
• Though the two terms are broadly interchangeable, nudism emphasizes the practice of nudity, whilst naturism highlights an attitude favoring harmony with nature and respect for the environment, into which that practice is integrated.
• Pessimism is a mental attitude in which an undesirable outcome is anticipated from a given situation.
• Difficulty arose, as in the case of his predecessor, Marcellus I, out of Eusebius's attitude toward the lapsi.
• Religious pluralism is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society.
• Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma.
• The initiative reflected the government's change in attitude towards liberalization, following its promise to the European Union to liberalize markets by 2010.
• Monopropellant rockets are commonly used as small attitude and trajectory control rockets in satellites, rocket upper stages, manned spacecraft, and spaceplanes.
• He had no formal artistic training, but his experimental attitude toward the making of art resulted in his invention of frottage—a technique that uses pencil rubbings of textured objects and relief surfaces to create images—and grattage, an analogous technique in which paint is scraped across canvas to reveal the imprints of the objects placed beneath.
• The Latin term fiat, translated as "let it be," suggests the autocratic attitude ascribed to such a process.
• Sutton and Andrew Hargadon defined the "attitude of wisdom" as "acting with knowledge while doubting what one knows".
• Misanthropy involves a negative evaluative attitude toward humanity that is based on humankind's flaws.
• The US Congress displayed a pro-business attitude in passing the tariff and in promoting foreign trade by providing huge loans to Europe.
• When this attitude results in social conflict with "Loonies" who love their home, the couple feels isolated, misunderstood, and put-upon.
• Michael Grant stresses that the Hellenistic Greeks were viewed by contemporary Romans as having declined and diminished in greatness since the age of Classical Greece, an attitude that has continued even into the works of modern historiography.
• He is based on "every comic book store guy in America" and represents a stereotypical middle-aged comic-book collector with a supercilious attitude and obsessive knowledge of pop culture minutia.
• A thruster is a propulsive device used by spacecraft and watercraft for station keeping, attitude control, in the reaction control system, or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration.
• The word "prejudice" can also refer to unfounded or pigeonholed beliefs and it may apply to "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence".
• His tenure was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues—such as divorce, contraception and abortion—and by attempts to modernise the country and the office of the presidency, notably overseeing such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the TGV and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source.
• Attitude control was provided by a solid state timing controller, Sun and Earth sensors, gyroscopes, and pitch and roll jets.
• Drawbridge mentality, also known as fortress mentality is a conservative and anti-immigrant attitude of prior immigrants in an established community.
• It denotes an attitude and a brutal policy of draconian control by propaganda, surveillance, disinformation, denial of truth (doublethink), and manipulation of the past, including the "unperson"—a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments.

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