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1. (n.) posture
the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole.
2. posture
an affected or unnatural attitude.
3. posture
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
4. posture
a mental or spiritual attitude.
5. posture
a policy or stance, as that adopted by a company or government.
6. posture
position, condition, or state, as of affairs.
7. (v.t.) posture
to place in a particular posture or attitude.
8. (v.i.) posture
to assume a particular posture.
9. posture
to assume affected or unnatural postures, as by bending or contorting the body.
10. posture
to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < F < It postura < L positūra)
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| Definition of 'POSTURE' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) position, posture, attitude
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
"he assumed an attitude of surrender"
2. (noun) carriage, bearing, posture
characteristic way of bearing one's body
"stood with good posture"
3. (noun) position, stance, posture
a rationalized mental attitude
4. (verb) military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture
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"
5. (verb) pose, posture
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"
6. (verb) model, pose, sit, posture
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
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1. (noun) posture
the way sb holds their body
yoga postures; Good posture can reduce back pain.
2. posture
sb's attitude
the country's cautious posture toward the peace process
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| Definition of 'POSTURE' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) POSTURE
the position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude
2. (noun) POSTURE
place; position; situation
3. (noun) POSTURE
state or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs
4. (verb) POSTURE
to place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model
5. (verb) POSTURE
to assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose
6. (verb) POSTURE
fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. POSTURE
The position or attitude of the body.
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Sense: the way in which a person places or holds his body when standing, sitting, walking etc
Good posture is important for a dancer.
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 Afrikaans: postuur |
 Arabic: وِقْفَه أو مِشْيَه أو جِل |
 Bulgarian: стойка |
 Brazilian: postura |
 Czech: držení těla |
 German: die Haltung |
 Danish: holdning |
 Greek: στάση, παράστημα |
 Spanish: postura |
 Estonian: rüht |
 Farsi: طرز قرارگیری بدن |
 Finnish: ryhti |
 French: posture |
 Hebrew: יְצִיבָה |
 Hindi: मुद्रा, भंगिमा |
 Croatian: držanje (tijela) |
 Hungarian: testtartás |
 Indonesian: postur |
 Icelandic: (líkams)staða, stelling |
 Italian: postura |
 Japanese: 姿勢 |
 Korean: 몸의 자세 |
 Lithuanian: laikysena |
 Latvian: stāja |
 Malay: postur |
 Dutch: lichaamshouding |
 Norwegian: kroppsholdning |
 Polish: postawa |
 Persian: طرز قرارگیری بدن |
 Pashto: هغه طريقه چې يو څوك خپل ځ |
 Portuguese: postura |
 Romanian: ţinută |
 Russian: осанка |
 Slovak: držanie tela |
 Slovenian: drža |
 Serbian: držanje |
 Swedish: hållning |
 Thai: การวางท่า |
 Turkish: duruş, poz |
 Taiwanese: 姿勢 |
 Ukrainian: положення; постава |
 Urdu: وضع، طرز |
 Vietnamese: dáng điệu |
 Chinese: 姿势 |
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