Posture

  • 11posture — I (attitude) noun air, aspect, bearing, bent, cast, demeanor, disposition, disposition of mind, feeling, inclination, leaning, lie, manner, nature, opinion, outlook, partisan outlook, philosophy, point of view, pose, position, presence, sentiment …

    Law dictionary

  • 12posture — ► NOUN 1) a particular position of the body. 2) the way in which a person holds their body. 3) an approach or attitude towards something. ► VERB ▪ behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others. DERIVATIVES postural adjective …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13posture — (po stu r ) s. f. 1°   Manière dont on pose, tient le corps, la tête, les membres. •   Les comédiens n emploient à ces personnages muets que leurs moucheurs de chandelles et leurs valets, qui ne savent quelle posture tenir, CORN. Cid, Examen..… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 14POSTURE — s. f. État, situation où se tient le corps ; manière dont on tient son corps, sa tête, ses bras, ses jambes, etc. Posture commode, incommode, libre, naturelle, forcée, gênée, contrainte, indécente, ridicule. Voilà un homme qui est dans une… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 15posture — noun 1 position of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, good, perfect (esp. AmE), proper ▪ bad, poor ▪ erect, upright …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16posture — postural, adj. posturer, n. /pos cheuhr/, n., v., postured, posturing. n. 1. the relative disposition of the parts of something. 2. the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture. 3. an affected… …

    Universalium

  • 17posture — I n. 1) to assume a posture 2) an erect; good posture 3) a defense; political posture II v. (D; intr.) ( to pretend ) to posture as * * * [ pɒstʃə] good posture political posture (D; intr.) ( to pretend ) to posture as a defense an erect to ass …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18posture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pose, attitude; bearing, position, carriage; mood, condition. See form, circumstance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stance] Syn. pose, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude, demeanor, aspect, presence,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19posture — [[t]pɒ̱stʃə(r)[/t]] postures, posturing, postured 1) N VAR Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture... Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful …

    English dictionary

  • 20POSTURE — n. f. Attitude, situation où se tient le corps; manière dont on tient son corps, sa tête, ses bras, ses jambes, etc. Posture commode, incommode, libre, naturelle, forcée, gênée, contrainte, indécente, ridicule. Il le menaça et se mit en posture… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)