attitude
//ˈætɪˌtjuːd//
formalForms
- Plural
- attitudes
- present (v1)
- attitude
- past (v2)
- attituded
- past participle (v3)
- attituded
- present participle
- attituding
- 3rd person singular
- attitudes
Definitions
1.The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.
2.A disposition or state of mind.
- You've got a nice attitude today.
- Don't give me your negative attitude.
3.Unpleasant behavior.(informal)
- He doesn't take attitude from anybody.
- I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude.
4.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.
- Scratches should be closely analyzed to determine the attitudes of the boats at the time of initial contact.
- 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.
1.To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
- The attituded control gyro package, electronics, APS gas supply, and the preentry electronics are mounted internally, and are distributed circumferentially at the major ring.
2.To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
- The typical characteristic attituded toward the English is coldness.
- He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.
- I was really tripping, 'cause this nigga had the nerve to be attituded up when he was the one always doing something he had no business doing.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1474
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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.