Definition von attitude

Häufigkeit

attitude

(ætɪtjuːd , US -tuːd )

Wortformen:plural attitudes

1. variables Substantiv

Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.

...the general change in attitude towards people with disabilities. [+ to/towards]

His attitude made me angry.

I don't think it's fair to accuse me of having an attitude problem.

Synonyme:opinion, thinking, feeling, thought Weitere Synonyme von attitude

2. unzählbares Substantiv

If you refer to someone as a person with attitude, you mean that they have a striking and individual style of behaviour, especially a forceful or aggressive one.

[journalism]

attitude of mind

Weitere Synonyme von attitude

Video: pronunciation of 'attitude'

Häufigkeit

attitude in American

(ˈætəˌtud ; atˈəto̅odˌ; ˈætəˌtjud ; atˈətyo̅odˌ)

Substantiv

the position or posture assumed by the body in connection with an action, feeling, mood, etc.

to kneel in an attitude of prayer

a manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that shows one's disposition, opinion, etc.

a friendly attitude

one's disposition, opinion, mental set, etc.

4. Aeronautics

the position of an aircraft or spacecraft in relation to a given line or plane, as the horizon

5. Ballet

a position in which one leg is raised with the knee bent and the arms are extended

6. Slang

a quarrelsome or sullen disposition or temperament

a posture or pose of being cocky, haughty, etc.

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈposture

Redewendungen:

strike an attitude

Abgeleitete Formen

attitudinal (ˌattiˈtudinal) (ˈætəˈtudənəl ; atˈəto̅odˈ'nəl; ˈætəˈtjudənəl ; atˈətyo̅odˈ'nəl)

Adjektiv

Wortherkunft von attitude

Fr < It attitudine, attitude, aptness < LL aptitudo (gen. aptitudinis) < L aptus, apt1

Häufigkeit

attitude in British

(ˈætɪˌtjuːd )

Substantiv

the way a person views something or tends to behave towards it, often in an evaluative way

a theatrical pose created for effect (esp in the phrase strike an attitude)

a position of the body indicating mood or emotion

4. informal

a hostile manner

don't give me attitude

the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal

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