attitude
noun
[ ˈatɪtjuːd ]
• a settled way of thinking or feeling about something.
• "he was questioned on his attitude to South Africa"
Similar:
point of view,
view,
viewpoint,
vantage point,
frame of mind,
way of thinking,
way of looking at things,
school of thought,
outlook,
angle,
slant,
perspective,
reaction,
stance,
standpoint,
position,
inclination,
orientation,
approach,
opinion,
ideas,
belief,
convictions,
feelings,
sentiments,
persuasion,
thoughts,
thinking,
interpretation,
• truculent or uncooperative behaviour.
• "I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude"
• the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel.
Origin:
late 17th century (denoting the placing or posture of a figure in art): from French, from Italian attitudine ‘fitness, posture’, from late Latin aptitudo, from aptus ‘fit’.
