attitude: meaning and definitions

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What is attitude?

What is attitude?

  • A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude. See Synonyms at posture.
  • A state of mind or a feeling; disposition: had a positive attitude about work.
  • An arrogant or hostile state of mind or disposition.
  • The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon.
  • The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.
  • A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.

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