English Explanatory Dictionary

posture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The way a person holds and positions their body.
  2. A situation or condition.
  3. One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
  4. The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
verb
  1. To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.
  2. To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction.
  3. To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posture.wav /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpɒst͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpɔst͡ʃə/ [ˈpɔ̟st͡ʃə] /ˈpɔstʃə(r)/ /ˈpostʃə(r)/

Word forms

posture postures posturing postured

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.

Derived words

malposture postural posture collar posture correction posture-maker posture-master posturer posturise posturist posturize posturogram posturograph posturography stretch-attend posture
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