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7 Letter Words for Posture
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Definitions for Posture
[1] the relative disposition of the parts of something.
[2] the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture.
[3] an affected or unnatural attitude: He struck a comic posture.
[4] a mental or spiritual attitude: His ideas reveal a defensive posture.
[5] one's image or policy as perceived by the public, other nations, etc.: The company wants to develop a more aggressive marketing posture.
[6] position, condition, or state, as of affairs.
[7] to place in a particular posture or attitude.
[8] to position, especially strategically: to posture troops along a border.
[9] to develop a policy or stance for (oneself, a company, government, etc.): The White House postured itself for dealing with the fuel crisis.
[10] to adopt an attitude or take an official position on (a matter): The company postured that the court's ruling could be interpreted as being in its favor.
[11] to assume a particular posture.
[12] to assume affected or unnatural postures, as by bending or contorting the body.
[13] to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression.
[14] a position or attitude of the limbs or body
[15] a characteristic manner of bearing the body; carriage to have good posture
[16] the disposition of the parts of a visible object
[17] a mental attitude or frame of mind
[18] a state, situation, or condition
[19] a false or affected attitude; pose
[20] to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
[21] (intr) to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose
Words related to Posture
demeanor, attitude, aspect, mode, disposition, outlook, mood, stance, sentiment, feeling, bearing, set, presence, pose, state, port, carriage, situation, phase, position
Words nearby Posture
postural drainage, postural position, postural proteinuria, postural syncope, postural vertigo, posture, posture sense, posturize, postvaccinal encephalitis, postvalvar, postvertebral
Origin of Posture
1595–1605; < French < Italian postura < Latin positūra. See posit, -ure
Other words from Posture
pos·tur·al , adjective
pos·tur·er , noun
Word origin for Posture
C17: via French from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, from pōnere to place
Synonyms for Posture
aspect, attitude, demeanor, disposition, mode, bearing, brace, carriage, condition, deportment, mien, phase, port, pose, position, presence, set, situation, state, positure