at.ti.tude n 1: the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure: POSTURE 2a: a mental position with regard to a fact or state b: a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state 3: a position assumed for a specific purpose <a threatening attitude> 4: a ballet position similar to the arabesque in which the raised leg is bent at the knee 5: the position of an aircraft or spacecraft determined by the relationship between its axes and a reference datum (as the horizon or a particular star) 6: an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation)
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
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