Translate attitude | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of attitude
noun
a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior:she took a tough attitude toward other people’s indulgences being competitive is an attitude of mind differences in attitude were apparent between groups a position of the body proper to or implying an action or mental state:the boy was standing in an attitude of despair, his chin sunk on his chest informal truculent or uncooperative behavior; a resentful or antagonistic manner:I asked the waiter for a clean fork, and all I got was attitude informal individuality and self-confidence as manifested by behavior or appearance; style:she snapped her fingers with attitude the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel. Ballet a position in which one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right angles and turned out, and the corresponding arm is raised above the head, the other extended to the side.
