attitude

Noun
  1. A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways (synset 106202938)
    "he had the attitude that work was fun"
    is a type of: cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    subtypes:
    • acceptance, credence - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    • culture - the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization
    • defensive, defensive attitude - an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
    • hardball - a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
    • high horse - an attitude of arrogant superiority
    • southernism - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
    • mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook - a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
    • paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
    • position, posture, stance - a rationalized mental attitude
    • disposition, inclination, tendency - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    • tolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
    • intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
    • esteem, regard, respect - an attitude of admiration or esteem
    • disrespect - a disrespectful mental attitude
    • reverence - a reverent mental attitude
    • irreverence - an irreverent mental attitude
    • orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
    same as: mental attitude
  2. The arrangement of the body and its limbs (synset 105087073)
    "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
    tells us about:
    is a type of: bodily property - an attribute of the body
    subtypes:
    • order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command
    • ballet position - classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet
    • decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed)
    • eversion - the position of being turned outward
    • lithotomy position - a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
    • lotus position - a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga
    • missionary position - a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples
    • pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
    • presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
    • ectopia - abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)
    • asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
    • guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
    • sprawl, sprawling - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
    • stance - standing posture
    • tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
    same as: position, posture
  3. A theatrical pose created for effect (synset 100757206)
    "the actor struck just the right attitude"
    is a type of: affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  4. Position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) (synset 113850556)
    is a type of: orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
    subtypes: trim - attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

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