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Definitions for Stance
[1] the position or bearing of the body while standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.
[2] a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something: They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.
[3] Sports . the relative position of the feet, as in addressing a golf ball or in making a stroke.
[4] the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
[5] sport the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc
[6] general emotional or intellectual attitude a leftist stance
[7] Scot a place where buses or taxis wait
[8] mountaineering a place at the top of a pitch where a climber can stand and belay
Words related to Stance
attitude, stand, viewpoint, posture, bearing, color, deportment, slant, carriage, standpoint, say-so
Words nearby Stance
stamp tax, stampede, stamper, stamping ground, stan, stance, stanch, stanchion, stanchless, stand, stand a chance
Origin of Stance
1525–35; < Old French estance (standing) position < Vulgar Latin *stantia, derivative of Latin stant- (stem of stāns ), present participle of stāre to stand
Word origin for Stance
C16: via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin stāns , from stāre to stand
Synonyms for Stance
attitude, posture, stand, viewpoint, bearing, carriage, color, deportment, say-so, slant, standpoint