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) (without the yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈætʰɪˌtʰjʊu̯d] (without the yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈætɪˌt͡ʃuːd/, [ˈætʰɪˌt͡ʃʊu̯d] (General American, yod-dropping) (without t-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈætɪˌtud/, [ˈætʰɪˌtʰʊu̯d] (t-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈæɾɪˌtud/, [ˈæɾɪˌtʰʊu̯d] Rhymes: -ætɪtjuːd Hyphenation: at‧ti‧tude === 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. (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 and Cyclopedia: […], 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