Antonyms for attitude
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : at-i-tood, -tyood |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud |
Definition of attitude
Origin :- 1660s, via French attitude (17c.), from Italian attitudine "disposition, posture," also "aptness, promptitude," from Late Latin aptitudinem (nominative aptitudo; see aptitude). Originally 17c. a technical term in art for the posture of a figure in a statue or painting; later generalized to "a posture of the body supposed to imply some mental state" (1725). Sense of "settled behavior reflecting feeling or opinion" is first recorded 1837. Connotations of "antagonistic and uncooperative" developed by 1962 in slang.
- noun mental outlook
- noun stance
- Let us realize the importance of the attitude in which we stand before the world.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He was in doubt as to the attitude he had better assume to Will and Ted.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- It is expressed in conduct, of course; but conduct may fail while the attitude can remain constant.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Their common decency in attitude toward the other sex was the unique bond of union.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- In the instant of reply, Dick Gilder, by some inspiration of love, changed his attitude.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The thing that rankled and filled him with a sense of failure was Max Wilson's attitude.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- He paused a moment, and Porter groaned inwardly; he knew that attitude.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The lad was like a strippling Judas; his attitude filled Mortimer with loathing.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Once more Peter sought in her face, in her attitude the information he craved.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- They were all fixed, forever, in the look and attitude of that moment!
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Synonyms for attitude
- air
- angle
- approach
- aspect
- bearing
- belief
- bent
- bias
- carriage
- character
- demeanor
- disposition
- frame of mind
- headset
- inclination
- leaning
- like it is
- manner
- mental state
- mien
- mindset
- mindtrip
- mood
- notion
- opinion
- perspective
- philosophy
- point of view
- pose
- position
- posture
- predilection
- prejudice
- proclivity
- reaction
- routine
- say so
- sensibility
- sentiment
- set
- slant
- stance
- stand
- standing
- standpoint
- temper
- temperament
- twist
- view
- where one is at
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