attitude

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attitude

/ˈætɪt͡ʃuːd/ UK
/ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ UK
/ˈatɪt͡ʃʉwd/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈætɪˌtud/ US
[ˈæɾɪˌtud] US
/ˈætɪˌtjʉːd/ Australia
[ˈæɾɪˌtjʉːd] Australia
/ˈɛtəˌtjʉːd/ New Zealand
[ˈɛɾəˌtjʉːd] New Zealand
/ˈatɪˌt͡ʃʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
/ˈatɪˌtjʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
/ˌatɪˈt͡ʃud/ Philippines
/ˈɛːtɪ.tˌjuːd/ Pakistan

Rhymes with -ætɪtjuːd

Where it comes from

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.

noun attitudes

countable, uncountable The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.
Similar: posture, stance
countable, figuratively, uncountable A disposition or state of mind. Don't give me your negative attitude.
Similar: posture, spirit, outlook
Canada, Philippines, UK, US, countable, informal Unpleasant behavior. He doesn't take attitude from anybody.
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.
Similar: trim, orientation
countable, 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.

verb attitudes · attituding · attituded

To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose. […] nymphs of quality, formed for the offices of love and of conversation, are attituded about her, each star set as it were in surrounding satellites of admirers;[…]
To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc. He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: posture, position, mental attitude, posturing, stance, attitudinal, trend, action, aptitude, view, regard, mood, disposition, manner, willingness, stand

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noun position of the body or way of carrying oneself

Español	postura, actitud
한국어	자세 jase
日本語	姿勢 shisei
中文	姿勢 /姿势 zīshì
Português	postura
Français	posture
Deutsch	Haltung
Italiano	atteggiamento, postura, comportamento
Ελληνικά	στάση stási
Română	atitudine, poziție, postură
Русский	по́за póza, оса́нка osánka, пози́ция pozícija
עברית	יציבה yetsiva

noun disposition or state of mind

Español	actitud
한국어	태도 taedo
日本語	態度 taido
中文	態度 /态度 tàidù
हिन्दी	टशन ṭaśan, नज़रिया nazariyā, रवैया ravaiyā
Português	atitude
Français	état d'esprit, attitude
Deutsch	Einstellung, Attitüde
Italiano	atteggiamento, approccio, propensione, mentalità
Ελληνικά	στάση stási, διάθεση diáthesi, προδιάθεση prodiáthesi
Română	atitudine
Русский	отноше́ние otnošénije
Tiếng Việt	thái độ
العربية	مَوْقِف mawqif, سُلُوك sulūk

noun (informal) unpleasant behavior

Italiano	pesantezza

noun orientation of a vehicle

Deutsch	Orientierung, Ausrichtung

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@misc{attitude_2026,
  title = {attitude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attitude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}