at·ti·tude - (āt'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') Pronunciation Key n.
1. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude.
2. A state of mind or a feeling; disposition: had a positive attitude about work.
3. A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other
raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.
[French, from Italian attitudine, from Late Latin aptitūdō, aptitūdin-, faculty; see aptitude.] at'ti·tu'di·nal (-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-) adj., at'ti·tu'di·nal·ly adv.
Monday, April 7, 2008
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I like this definition. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for stopping by my journal earlier.
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