attitude en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛtəˌtjʉːd/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈætɪˌtjʉːd/ (Australia)
- /ˈatɪˌtjʉd/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈatɪˌt͡ʃʉd/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˌatɪˈt͡ʃud/ (Philippines)
- [ˈɛɾəˌtjʉːd] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈatɪt͡ʃʉwd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- [ˈæɾɪˌtud] (US)
- /ˈɛːtɪ.tˌjuːd/ (Pakistan)
- /ˈætɪt͡ʃuːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈætɪˌtud/ (US)
- [ˈæɾɪˌtjʉːd] (Australia)
Etymology
From French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptitūdō (“aptitude”) and actitūdō (“acting, posture”), from Latin aptō and actitō. Doublet of aptitude.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
The lamp stood on the table, and Carrara leant by the huge tome spread out before him; and opposite sat Beatrice, bending over her broidery—the small head, with its rich knot of gathered hair, so exquisitely placed—the slender figure, so graceful in its attitude.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 145:The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A disposition or state of mind.
Don't give me your negative attitude.
You've got a nice attitude today.
The guard was paying no attention whatever to the running of his train, in total disregard of rules, and, as the recently-published report of a Ministry of Transport Inspecting Officer of Railways shows, there were other disquieting features in the case, such as ignorance on the part of responsible men of rules and appendix instructions and a lax attitude to regulations of which they professed to be aware, combined with failure to look at staff notice boards.
1956 September, “Notes and News: The Barby Sidings Accident Report”, in Railway Magazine, page 638:It's up to your attitude / To show the real you / 'Cause it's in your eyes, love / Here where the truth resides, oh-woah-ho
1977, Bar-Kays, “Attitudes”, in Flying High on Your Love:
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(Canada, Philippines, UK, US, countable, informal, uncountable) Unpleasant behavior.
I thought you were fine, so fine / But your shitty fuckin' attitude / Has got me changing my mind, yeah
2011, Mayer Hawthorne, “The Walk”, in How Do You Do:I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude.
And if a nigga get a attitude / Pop it like it's hot
2004, “Drop It Like It's Hot”, performed by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams:He doesn't take attitude from anybody.
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(countable, uncountable) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.
The stern planes are located well aft of the center of gravity of the submarine and their primary purpose is attitude (trim) control
1982, Thomas Charles Gillmer, Bruce Johnson, Introduction to naval architecture, page 286:Scratches should be closely analyzed to determine the attitudes of the boats at the time of initial contact.
1997, Paul J. Ciolino, Grace Elting Castle, Advanced Forensic Civil Investigations, page 109:The main aim of the development of the smart antenna model is to stabilize attitude of the antenna which is mounted on a platform or host structure.
1999, Smart Materials Structures of Systems, →ISBN, page 307:
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(countable, qualifier:ballet, uncountable) A position similar to an arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère, and the comic dancer.
2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| attitudes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
attitude check · baditude · dickitude · attitudinal · tude · brattitude · attitude reflects leadership · tortitude · attitude-y · catitude · pro-attitude · propositional attitude · cattitude · nonattitude · pomitude · attitude indicator · attitudy · attitude-adjuster · positive mental attitude · aircraft attitude
Synonyms
spirit · posture · posture · outlook · stance · trim · orientation
Translations (155)
ro postură (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · sl pogled (disposition or state of mind) · da holdning (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · hu gondolkodásmód (disposition or state of mind) · es postura (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · kk қатынас (disposition or state of mind) · nb holdning (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · mk однос (disposition or state of mind) · mi tūranga (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · kk рай (disposition or state of mind) · fa دیدگاه (disposition or state of mind) · fa عقیده (disposition or state of mind) · pl nastawienie (disposition or state of mind) · nl attitude (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · hu szemlélet (disposition or state of mind) · el διάθεση (disposition or state of mind) · az nəzər (disposition or state of mind) · io atitudo (disposition or state of mind) · it pesantezza ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · hi रवैया (disposition or state of mind) · lo ທັດສະນະຄະຕິ (disposition or state of mind) · mk становиште (disposition or state of mind) · km អាកប្បកិរិយា (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · ro poziție (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · nl humeur (disposition or state of mind) · sh stȁv (disposition or state of mind) · be ста́ўленне (disposition or state of mind) · nl houding (disposition or state of mind) · cmn 態度 /态度 (disposition or state of mind) · ar مَوْقِف (disposition or state of mind) · ur رَوَیّہ (disposition or state of mind) · da positur (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · sl stališče (disposition or state of mind) · ur نَظَرِیَہ (disposition or state of mind) · eo sinteno (disposition or state of mind) · az münasibət (disposition or state of mind) · hu póz (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · lt laikysena (disposition or state of mind) · hu lekezelő modor ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · haw kūlana (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · gl actitude (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · da holdning (disposition or state of mind) · sv attityd (disposition or state of mind) · fi olemus (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · hu kivagyiság ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · hu hozzáállás (disposition or state of mind) · hu gondolkodás (disposition or state of mind) · hi टशन (disposition or state of mind) · ro atitudine (disposition or state of mind) · he יציבה (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · ky мамиле (disposition or state of mind) · fi attitude (ballet position similar to arabesque but with raised leg bent at the knee) · it postura (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · bg стано́вище (disposition or state of mind) · lv nostāja (disposition or state of mind) · sc ghinna (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · it approccio (disposition or state of mind) · da indstilling (disposition or state of mind) · sv inställning (disposition or state of mind) · ka დამოკიდებულება (disposition or state of mind) · ko 자세 (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · uk ста́влення (disposition or state of mind) · ga mana (disposition or state of mind) · km អត្តចរិត (disposition or state of mind) · hu kelletlenség ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · kk сыңай (disposition or state of mind) · hu vélemény (disposition or state of mind) · ru оса́нка (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · pl stosunek (disposition or state of mind) · sh ста̏в (disposition or state of mind) · hu felfogás (disposition or state of mind) · cmn 姿勢 /姿势 (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · ru пози́ция (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · hu nagy arc/pofa ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · ca positura (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · fa نگرش (disposition or state of mind) · ta மனப்பான்மை (disposition or state of mind) · tg муомила (disposition or state of mind) · hu nyegleség ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · gd seasamh (disposition or state of mind) · sh stànovīšte (disposition or state of mind) · mi waiaro (disposition or state of mind) · fr posture (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · hu eszmeiség (disposition or state of mind) · es actitud (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · ko 태도 (disposition or state of mind) · hu pökhendiség ((informal) unpleasant behavior) · fr attitude (disposition or state of mind) · de Attitüde (disposition or state of mind) · sk postoj (disposition or state of mind) · ro atitudine (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · it atteggiamento (disposition or state of mind) · ru по́за (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · fi asenne (disposition or state of mind) · vi thái độ (disposition or state of mind) · io pozeso (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · bg по́за (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · hi नज़रिया (disposition or state of mind) · da attitude (disposition or state of mind) · tg рафтор (disposition or state of mind) · pt postura (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · sq qëndrim (disposition or state of mind) · hu tartás (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · et suhtumine (disposition or state of mind) · tg ақида (disposition or state of mind) · de Haltung (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · sv hållning (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · el στάση (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · cs přístup (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · sh ста̀новӣште (disposition or state of mind) · es actitud (disposition or state of mind) · hu viszonyulás (disposition or state of mind) · hu szemléletmód (disposition or state of mind) · de Ausrichtung (orientation of a vehicle) · hu attitűd (disposition or state of mind) · km អាកប្បកិរិយា (disposition or state of mind) · cs postoj (disposition or state of mind) · hu nézet (disposition or state of mind) · hu testtartás (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · de Orientierung (orientation of a vehicle) · hy դիրքորոշում (disposition or state of mind) · uz muomala (disposition or state of mind) · chr ᏄᏍᏛ ᎣᏓᏅᏛ (disposition or state of mind) · ja 姿勢 (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · tg нигориш (disposition or state of mind) · nb holdning (disposition or state of mind) · uk відно́шення (disposition or state of mind) · fi suhtautuminen (disposition or state of mind) · el προδιάθεση (disposition or state of mind) · eo sinteno (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · mk поза (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · de Einstellung (disposition or state of mind) · cs přístup (disposition or state of mind) · kk көзқарас (disposition or state of mind) · el στάση (disposition or state of mind) · mk став (disposition or state of mind) · hu megítélés (disposition or state of mind) · th ทัศนคติ (disposition or state of mind) · gl actitude (disposition or state of mind) · ca actitud (disposition or state of mind) · bg отноше́ние (disposition or state of mind) · it atteggiamento (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · nl houding (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · ru отноше́ние (disposition or state of mind) · it mentalità (disposition or state of mind) · pl postawa (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · ja 態度 (disposition or state of mind) · ar سُلُوك (disposition or state of mind) · pt atitude (disposition or state of mind) · bg сто́йка (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · it propensione (disposition or state of mind) · sl odnos (disposition or state of mind) · hu állásfoglalás (disposition or state of mind) · it comportamento (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) · fr état d'esprit (disposition or state of mind)