From French attitude, from Italian attitudine, from Medieval Latin aptitūdō and actitūdō ("acting, posture"), from Latin aptō and actitō.

• (British) IPA: /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈætɪˌtud/, [ˈæɾɪˌtud]
• (Philippines) IPA: /ˌatɪˈt͡ʃud/
• (Pakistan) IPA: /ˈɛːtɪtˌjuːd/

attitude

1. 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.

2. (figurative) Disposition or state of mind.

   Don't give me your negative attitude.

   You've got a nice attitude today.

3. (North America, 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.

4. (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.

5. (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.

• French: posture
• German: Haltung
• Italian: atteggiamento, postura, comportamento
• Portuguese: postura
• Russian: по́за
• Spanish: postura, actitud

• French: état d'esprit, attitude
• German: Einstellung, Attitüde
• Italian: atteggiamento, approccio, propensione, mentalità
• Portuguese: atitude
• Russian: отноше́ние
• Spanish: actitud

• German: Orientierung, Ausrichtung

attitude (attitudes, present participle attituding; simple past and past participle attituded)

1. To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
   • 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.

2. To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.