Posture meaning

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

An example of posture is standing straight.

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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.
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To assume a certain, often exaggerated body position; pose.
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One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
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To assume a bodily or mental posture; esp., to assume an attitude merely for effect; pose.
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(intransitive) To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.

If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?

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To assume a certain position of the body or of body parts, often as part of a display.
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A condition or state under certain circumstances.

The nation's posture in the world economy.

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A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication.

A dog's submissive posture.

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To put into a specific posture; pose.

The photographer postured the model.

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To place in a certain arrangement or condition.

An army that was postured for defense.

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Such a position assumed as in posing for an artist.
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The way things stand; condition with respect to circumstances.

The delicate posture of foreign affairs.

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An official stand or position, as that taken by a nation on a major issue.
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To place in a particular posture; pose.
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A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication.

A dog's submissive posture.

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To assume a certain, often exaggerated body position; pose.
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To assume a certain position of the body or of body parts, often as part of a display.
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The way a person holds and positions their body.
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(intransitive) To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction.

The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.

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To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

To posture oneself; to posture a model.

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Relative placement or arrangement.

The posture of the buildings on the land.

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To assume a certain attitude or behave in a certain way, especially to make an impression or gain an advantage.
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(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
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Origin of posture

  • 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
  • From French, from Italian postura, from Latin positÅ«ra (“position, situation")
    From Wiktionary

Posture Sentence Examples

  • The small book it hefted made its stooped posture almost double over.

  • posture of defence.

  • of the kneeling posture of the images of Damia and Auxesia, of the use of native ware instead of Athenian in their worship, and of the change in women's dress at Athens from the Dorian to the Ionian style.

  • When they descend to the ground - which they must often do in order to obtain water - they frequently walk in the upright posture, either with the hands crossed behind the neck, or with the knuckles resting on the ground.

  • Either the caterpillar postures and escapes, or it does not posture and is eaten; it is.

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