Definition of Attitude by Merriam-Webster

1 : the way you think and feel about someone or something He has a positive/negative attitude about the changes. ... 3 informal : a way of thinking and behaving ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut attitude noun SaveWord at·​ti·​tude |\ˈa-tə-ˌtüd ,-ˌtyüd\ EssentialMeaningofattitude 1 :thewayyouthinkandfeelaboutsomeoneorsomething Hehasapositive/negativeattitudeaboutthechanges. 2 :afeelingorwayofthinkingthataffectsaperson'sbehavior Hehasanaggressive/rebelliousattitude.[=hebehavestowardotherpeopleinanaggressive/rebelliousway]She'sfriendlyandhasagoodattitude.SeeMoreExamplesYouneedtochangeyourbadattitude.There'sbeenachange/shiftinhisattitudesincehisaccident.Shehasanattitudeproblem.[=sheisnotfriendlyorcooperative]Hide 3 informal :awayofthinkingandbehavingthatpeopleregardasunfriendly,rude,etc. Idon'tknowwhatherproblemis.Shehasarealattitude.Isuggestyougetridofthatattitudeandshapeup.Hewasshowingsomeattitudeduringpracticetoday,sothecoachbenchedhim. FullDefinitionofattitude 1 :thearrangementofthepartsofabodyorfigure:posture depictedherinarecliningattitude 2 :apositionassumedforaspecificpurpose athreateningattitude 3 :aballetpositionsimilartothearabesqueinwhichtheraisedlegisbentattheknee 4a :amentalpositionwithregardtoafactorstate ahelpfulattitude b :afeelingoremotiontowardafactorstate anegativeattitudeanoptimisticattitude 5 :thepositionofacraft(suchasanaircraftorspacecraft)determinedbytherelationshipbetweenitsaxesandareferencedatum(suchasthehorizonoraparticularstar) 6 :abodilystateofreadinesstorespondinacharacteristicwaytoastimulus(suchasanobject,concept,orsituation) 7a :anegativeorhostilestateofmind b :acool,cocky,defiant,orarrogantmanner Hewasshowingsomeattitudeinpracticetoday,sothecoachbenchedhim. Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutattitude Synonymsforattitude Synonyms carriage, poise, posture, stance, station VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofattitudeinaSentence Hehasapositiveattitudeaboutthechanges. She'sfriendlyandhasagoodattitude. Youneedtochangeyourbadattitude. There'sbeenachangeinhisattitudesincehisaccident. Idon'tknowwhatherproblemis.Shehasarealattitude. Isuggestyougetridofthatattitudeandshapeup. Hewasshowingsomeattitudeduringpracticetoday,sothecoachbenchedhim. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Tome,themostcompellingcriteriaforhiringwillalwaysbeattitude. — PhilBlair,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,1Nov.2021 Myansweristhattrustisbuiltwithcareandrespect;caringisahumanskill,whilerespectisasocietalattitude,andhumanskilldevelopmentisbuiltwithtime—notbypressingabutton. — PatrickBensen,Forbes,20Oct.2021 Doubt,asKurth’scharactercommentslaterintheseries,isafarmoreintelligentattitude. — JohnHopewell,Variety,13Oct.2021 Therewasaveryrobustwe-turned-the-cornerattitudeinJuneandJulybeforetheDeltavariantsentthingsinthewrongdirection. — ZacharyB.Wolf,CNN,7Oct.2021 Thisisn’tanappropriateattitudeforajudgetohold. — MichaelI.Krauss,WSJ,1Oct.2021 Tohisfans,Diazisanattitudepersonified:Agloweringstare,amiddlefinger,aconstantaggravationwithallauthoritythatplayssuperblyamongfansofthishighlyindividual,violentsport. — oregonlive,25Sep.2021 Theideaofbeingseparatedbythousandsofmilesisjustanattitude. — JordanRuntagh,PEOPLE.com,16Sep.2021 There'sanonthreateningattitudetotheRSQ8thatmakesspeedeasy. — TonyQuiroga,CarandDriver,24Aug.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'attitude.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofattitude 1668,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforattitude French,fromItalianattitudine,literally,aptitude,fromLateLatinaptitudin-,aptitudofitness—moreataptitude LearnMoreAboutattitude Shareattitude PosttheDefinitionofattitudetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofattitudeonTwitter TimeTravelerforattitude Thefirstknownuseofattitudewas in1668 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster Tulip/Turban,Cloak/Clock,&8... Tulip/Turban,Cloak/Clock,&8OtherDoublets Whentwowordscomefromthesamesource DictionaryEntriesNearattitude attirement attitude attitudegyro SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoattitude attitudeproblem copanattitude Statisticsforattitude LastUpdated 7Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Attitude.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attitude.Accessed16Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforattitude attitude noun at·​ti·​tude |\ˈa-tə-ˌtüd ,-ˌtyüd\ KidsDefinitionofattitude 1 :afeelingorwayofthinkingthataffectsaperson'sbehavior apositiveattitudechangeyourattitude 2 :awayofpositioningthebodyoritsparts anerectattitudeHebowedinanattitudeofrespect. attitude noun at·​ti·​tude |\ˈat-ə-ˌt(y)üd \ Medical Definitionofattitude 1 :thearrangementofthepartsofthebody:posture 2a :amentalpositionwithregardtoafactorstate b :afeelingoremotiontowardafactorstate 3 :anorganismicstateofreadinesstorespondinacharacteristicwaytoastimulus(asanobject,concept,orsituation) MorefromMerriam-Websteronattitude Nglish:TranslationofattitudeforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofattitudeforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutattitude WORDOFTHEDAY facetious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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