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posture

/ posture /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
"he assumed an attitude of surrender"
Type of:
bodily property
Kinds of:
order arms ballet position decubitus eversion lithotomy position
Derived:
attitudinize attitudinise model pose sit
verb Sense 2
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
"Don''t pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"
"She postured and made a total fool of herself"
Type of:
behave acquit bear
Kinds of:
attitudinize attitudinise
Derived:
affectation mannerism pose affectedness airs
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 3
characteristic way of bearing one''s body
"stood with good posture"
Type of:
bodily property
Kinds of:
walk manner of walking slouch gracefulness awkwardness
Derived:
hold carry bear
noun Sense 4
a rationalized mental attitude
Type of:
attitude mental attitude
Kinds of:
hard line point of view viewpoint stand standpoint
Derived:
stand
verb Sense 5
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don''t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
Type of:
expose exhibit display
Kinds of:
ramp
Derived:
position attitude artist's model sitter sitting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
art artistic creation artistic production
noun Sense 6
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
"we faced an army of great strength"
"politicians have neglected our military posture"
Type of:
capability capableness
Kinds of:
sea power firepower
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
51
Times Searched
2
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bodily property order arms ballet position decubitus eversion lithotomy position behave acquit bear attitudinize attitudinise walk