Posture Definition
pŏschər
postured, postures, posturing
noun
postures
The position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting, often, specif., with respect to the proper alignment of the back, shoulders, and head.
Webster's New World
A position of a person's body or body parts.
A sitting posture; the posture of a supplicant.
American Heritage Medicine
A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage.
Stooped posture.
American Heritage Medicine
Such a position assumed as in posing for an artist.
Webster's New World
A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication.
A dog's submissive posture.
American Heritage Medicine
verb
postured, postures, posturing
To assume a bodily or mental posture; esp., to assume an attitude merely for effect; pose.
Webster's New World
To assume a certain attitude or behave in a certain way, especially to make an impression or gain an advantage.
American Heritage
To place in a particular posture; pose.
Webster's New World
To assume a certain position of the body or of body parts, often as part of a display.
American Heritage Medicine
To place in a certain arrangement or condition.
An army that was postured for defense.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- be truthful
Other Word Forms of Posture
Noun
Singular:
posturePlural:
posturesOrigin of Posture
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French from Italian postura from Latin positūra position from positus past participle of pōnere to place apo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French, from Italian postura, from Latin positÅ«ra (“position, situation")
From Wiktionary
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