posture
noun
[ ˈpɒstʃə ]
• the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.
• "I got out of the car in an alert posture"
• a particular approach or attitude.
• "trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations"
Similar:
attitude,
stance,
stand,
standpoint,
view,
point of view,
viewpoint,
opinion,
position,
way of thinking,
frame of mind,
outlook,
angle,
slant,
perspective,
posture
verb
• behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.
• "a billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class"
Similar:
pose,
strike an attitude,
put on airs,
attitudinize,
behave affectedly,
strut,
show off,
cop an attitude,
hot-dog,
• place (someone) in a particular attitude or pose.
• "and still these two were postured motionless"
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting the relative position of one thing to another): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position’, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere .
