attitude

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< French < Italian attitudine (“‘attitude, aptness’”) < Mediaeval Latin aptitudo (“‘aptitude’”); see aptitude.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

attitude (plural attitudes)

1. The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

   The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude, ...

2. Disposition or state of mind.

   ... but had a lazy attitude to work.

3. A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude.

   "Don't give me your attitude."

4. (aeronautics) The orientation of an aircraft or other vehicle relative to the horizon, direction of motion etc.

   The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.

[edit] Derived terms

• attitude-y
• attitudinal

[edit] Related terms

• apt
• aptness
• aptitude

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[edit] Verb

to attitude (third-person singular simple present attitudes, present participle attituding, simple past and past participle attituded)

1. To act with a strong attitude.

[edit] External links

• attitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• attitude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911