attitude

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
  2. noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  3. noun a theatrical pose created for effect

Etymology

From French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptitūdō (“aptitude”) and actitūdō (“acting, posture”), from Latin aptō and actitō. Doublet of aptitude.

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Synonyms

mental attitude

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