attitude

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈætɪt͡ʃuːd/, /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈatɪt͡ʃʉwd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈætɪˌtud/, [ˈæɾɪˌtud] (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈætɪˌtjʉːd/, [ˈæɾɪˌtjʉːd] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛtəˌtjʉːd/, [ˈɛɾəˌtjʉːd] (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈatɪˌt͡ʃʉd/, /ˈatɪˌtjʉd/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˌatɪˈt͡ʃud/ (Pakistan) IPA(key): /ˈɛːtɪ.tˌjuːd/ Hyphenation: at‧ti‧tude Rhymes: -ætɪtjuːd === Noun === attitude (countable and uncountable, plural attitudes) The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. Synonyms: posture, stance (figurative) A disposition or state of mind. Synonym: posture (Canada, US, UK, Philippines, informal) Unpleasant behavior. (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc. Synonyms: trim, orientation (ballet) A position similar to an arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === attitude (third-person singular simple present attitudes, present participle attituding, simple past and past participle attituded) To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose. To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc. === Further reading === “attitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “attitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === attuited == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptitūdō (“aptitude”) (whence French aptitude) and actitūdō (“acting, posture”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ti.tyd/ === Noun === attitude f (plural attitudes) attitude, position === Further reading === “attitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Noun === attitude f (plural attitudes) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of atitude