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Attitude

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Narrower term 32

Acceptance 76% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

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Credence 76% connected

Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.

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Culture 76% connected

The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.

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Decubitus 76% connected

An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.

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Defensive 76% connected

Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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Democratism 76% connected

The principles or spirit of a democracy.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Disrespect 76% connected

Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.

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Ectopia 76% connected

A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.

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Esteem 76% connected

To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.

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Eversion 76% connected

The act of eversing; destruction.

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Guard 76% connected

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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Intolerance 76% connected

Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

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Irreverence 76% connected

The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

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Mentality 76% connected

Quality or state of mind.

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Orientation 76% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Outlook 76% connected

To face down; to outstare.

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Paternalism 76% connected

The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.

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Pose 76% connected

Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Posture 76% connected

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; espe…

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Presentation 76% connected

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.

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Regard 76% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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Respect 76% connected

To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.

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Reverence 76% connected

Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.

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Sprawl 76% connected

To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.

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Sprawling 76% connected

of Sprawl

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Stance 76% connected

A stanza.

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Tendency 76% connected

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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Tolerance 76% connected

The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

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Trim 76% connected

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

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Tuck 76% connected

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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Broader term 7

Affectation 76% connected

An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

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Affectedness 76% connected

Affectation.

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Cognition 76% connected

The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.

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Knowledge 76% connected

The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.

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Mannerism 76% connected

Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.

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Orientation 76% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Pose 76% connected

Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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Derivationally related 6

Attitudinize 74% connected

To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.

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Attitudinize 74% connected

To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.

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Postural 74% connected

Of or pertaining to posture.

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Postural 74% connected

Of or pertaining to posture.

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Sit 74% connected

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.

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Sit 74% connected

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.

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Attribute 6

Erect 66% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Erect 66% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Upright 66% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Upright 66% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Vertical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Vertical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Position 92% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Posture 92% connected

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; espe…

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