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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
attitudinal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌætɪˈtudɪnəl/ (US)
- /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌætɪˈt͡ʃuːdɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌæɾɪˈtudɪnəl] (US)
Etymology
From Italian attitudine + -al, from Latin aptitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Expressive of or pertaining to attitude.
While Noice is generally positive about the police department he thinks that there are attitudinal problems among some of the rank and file.
1984 February 11, Christine Guilfoy, “200 Meet With Providence Police”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 29, page 6:
attitudinal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌætɪˈtudɪnəl/ (US)
- /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌætɪˈt͡ʃuːdɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌæɾɪˈtudɪnəl] (US)
Etymology
From Italian attitudine + -al, from Latin aptitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -al.
Meanings
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(qualifier:specifically conlanging) A particle that conveys the emotion, tone, mood, or feeling of the speaker.
The simplest way to use attitudinals is to place them at the beginning of a text. In that case, they express the speaker's prevailing attitude.
1997, John Woldemar Cowan, The Complete Lojban Language, →ISBN, page 285:
Forms
Deriveds
attitudinalism · nonattitudinal · counterattitudinal · attitudinally
Translations (1)
es actitudinal (Translations)