posture
posture definition
pos·ture (päs′c̸hər)
noun
- the position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting; bearing
- such a position assumed as in posing for an artist
- the way things stand; condition with respect to circumstances the delicate posture of foreign affairs
- an attitude of mind; frame of mind
- an attitude assumed merely for effect
- an official stand or position, as that taken by a nation on a major issue
Etymology: MFr < It postura < L positura, a position < ponere, to place: see position
intransitive verb
to assume a bodily or mental posture; esp., to assume an attitude merely for effect; pose
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