posture

Posture is the position of a body while standing or sitting.

(noun)

An example of posture is standing straight.

See posture in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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
1. an attitude of mind; frame of mind
2. an attitude assumed merely for effect
an official stand or position, as that taken by a nation on a major issue

Origin: MFr < It postura < L positura, a position < ponere, to place: see position

transitive verb postured, posturing

to place in a particular posture; pose

intransitive verb

to assume a bodily or mental posture; esp., to assume an attitude merely for effect; pose

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See posture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.
b. An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.
A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.
Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.
A stance or disposition with regard to something: “Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East” (Gerard Smith).
A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.