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Antonyms for pose

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pohz
Phonetic Transcription : poʊz


Definition of pose

Origin :
  • late 14c., "suggest, propose, suppose, assume," from Old French poser "put, place, propose," a term in debating, from Late Latin pausare "to halt, rest, pause" (source also of Italian posare, Spanish posar; see pause (v.)). The Old French verb (in common with cognates in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese) acquired the sense of Latin ponere "to put, place," by confusion of the similar stems. Meaning "put in a certain position" is from early 15c. Sense of "assume a certain attitude" is from 1840; the transitive sense (as an artist's model, etc.) is from 1859. Related: Posed; posing.
  • noun artificial position
  • verb sit, stand in place
  • verb pretend, fake
  • verb offer, put forward idea
Example sentences :
  • There was no change in the face or pose of the man who listened to the reading.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Voice, pose and gesture proclaimed at least the excellent mimic.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • If you pose as a little god, you must pose for better for worse.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • At the last push of fate Shakespeare will pose and deceive himself.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • I wasn't so enamoured with the ancients as I thought I was; but I was enamoured with your contemplation of my pose.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • It's just the picturesque dignity of the costume, and the pose, perhaps.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Outwardly he maintained consistently a pose of impassive gullibility.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Nevertheless it was his pose to imply that for him no other sort of reputation was desirable.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • She had a long, flexible white neck, and the pose of her head was charming.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • My dear Martel, I beg you—I beseech you—to pose for the hands and feet of my grandmother!
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

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