# attitude
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/
* (US) IPA: /ˈætɪˌtud/, [ˈæɾɪˌtud]
* (Philippines) IPA: /ˌatɪˈt͡ʃud/
* (Pakistan) IPA: /ˈɛːtɪtˌjuːd/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: at‧ti‧tude

### Noun

attitude (countable and uncountable, plural attitudes)
* The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
    Synonyms: posture, stance
    The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.
** 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 145:The lamp stood on the table, and Carrara leant by the huge tome spread out before him; and opposite sat Beatrice, bending over her broidery—the small head, with its rich knot of gathered hair, so exquisitely placed—the slender figure, so graceful in its attitude.
* (figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
    Don't give me your negative attitude.
    You've got a nice attitude today.
* (Canada, US, UK, Philippines, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
    He doesn't take attitude from anybody.
    I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude.
** 2004, “Drop It Like It's Hot”, performed by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams:And if a nigga get a attitude / Pop it like it's hot
* (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
    Synonyms: trim, orientation
    The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.
** 1982, Thomas Charles Gillmer, Bruce Johnson, Introduction to naval architecture, page 286:The stern planes are located well aft of the center of gravity of the submarine and their primary purpose is attitude (trim) control
** 1997, Paul J. Ciolino, Grace Elting Castle, Advanced Forensic Civil Investigations, page 109:Scratches should be closely analyzed to determine the attitudes of the boats at the time of initial contact.
** 1999, Smart Materials Structures of Systems, →ISBN, page 307:The main aim of the development of the smart antenna model is to stabilize attitude of the antenna which is mounted on a platform or host structure.
* (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
** 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134:Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère, and the comic dancer.

#### Derived terms

* aircraft attitude
* attitude-adjuster
* attitude indicator
* attitude reflects leadership
* attitude-y
* attitudinal
* attitudy
* baditude
* brattitude
* catitude
* cattitude
* dickitude
* nonattitude
* positive mental attitude
* pro-attitude
* propositional attitude
* tortitude
* tude

#### Translations

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### Verb

attitude (third-person singular simple present attitudes, present participle attituding, simple past and past participle attituded)
* To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
** 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, volume 1, page 122:[…] nymphs of quality, formed for the offices of love and of conversation, are attituded about her, each star set as it were in surrounding satellites of admirers; […]
** 1837, William E. Burton, The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 1, page 123:Attituded like an inspired curling-tongs, leaning back heavily on his right leg, and throwing forward his left, his arm elevated to a level with his shoulder, the clenched fist grasping a brush that might have been available in […]
** 1971, Advances in Astronautical Sciences, American Astronautical Society, Volume 29, Part 2, page 395:The attituded control gyro package, electronics, APS gas supply, and the preentry electronics are mounted internally, and are distributed circumferentially at the major ring.
* To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
** 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33:He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.
** 2008, Yvonne Müller, "The Absentee": an Interpretation - an Analysis of Maria Edgeworth's Novel, page 12:The typical characteristic attituded toward the English is coldness.
** 2010, R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later, page 82:I was really tripping, 'cause this nigga had the nerve to be attituded up when he was the one always doing something he had no business doing.

### Further reading

* “attitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “attitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* attuited

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptitūdō (“aptitude”) (whence French aptitude) and actitūdō (“acting, posture”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ti.tyd/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

attitude f (plural attitudes)
* attitude, position

### Further reading

* “attitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Portuguese
### Noun

attitude f (plural attitudes)
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of atitude.
** 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter XXVI, in Cahetés‎, 2nd edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 184:Puz-me a tremer com violencia e a bater os dentes. Percebi que aquella attitude me condemnava e esforcei-me por cerrar os queixos e dominar os musculos, o que não consegui.I started to shiver violently and gnashing my teeth. I realized that doing so doomed me and made an effort to close my jaw and take control of my muscles, which I could not do.