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attitude
English
Etymology
From French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptit?d? (“aptitude”) and actit?d? (“acting, posture”), from Latin apt? and actit?. Doublet of aptitude.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æt??tju?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æt?tud/, [?æ??tud]
Noun
attitude (countable and uncountable, plural attitudes)
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- Synonyms: posture, stance
- (figuratively) Disposition or state of mind.
- (Canada, US) Unpleasant behavior. [1]
- (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 arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
- 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134,
- 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.
- 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134,
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.
- 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, Volume 1, page 122,
- […] 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; […]
- 1837, William E. Burton, The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 1, page 123,
- Attituded like an inspired curling-tongs, leaning back heavily on his right leg, and throwing forward his left, his arm elevated to a level with his shoulder, the clenched fist grasping a brush that might have been available in […]
- 1971, American Astronautical Society, Advances in Astronautical Sciences, Volume 29, Part 2, page 395,
- The attituded control gyro package, electronics, APS gas supply, and the preentry electronics are mounted internally, and are distributed circumferentially at the major ring.
- 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, Volume 1, page 122,
- To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
- 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33,
- He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.
- 2008, Yvonne Müller, "The Absentee": an Interpretation - an Analysis of Maria Edgeworth's Novel, page 12,
- The typical characteristic attituded toward the English is coldness.
- 2010, R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later, page 82,
- 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.
- 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33,
Further reading
- attitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- attitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- attuited
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ti.tyd/
Noun
attitude f (plural attitudes)
- attitude, position
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mannerism
English
Etymology 1
manner +? -ism
Noun
mannerism (plural mannerisms)
- A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.
- Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.
Translations
References
- APA Dictionary of Psychology, 2007
Etymology 2
From Italian manierismo, from maniera, coined by L. Lanzi at the end of the XVIII century.
Alternative forms
- Mannerism
Noun
mannerism (countable and uncountable, plural mannerisms)
- (art, literature) In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness.
- (art, literature) In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.
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