Attitude vs. Pose

Attitudenoun

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself; posture.

Attitudenoun

Disposition or state of mind.

Attitudenoun

A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude; posturing.

Attitudenoun

The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.

Attitudenoun

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

Attitudeverb

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

Attitudeverb

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

Attitudenoun

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

Attitudenoun

The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.

Attitudenoun

Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.

Attitudenoun

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways;

Attitudenoun

position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;

Attitudenoun

a theatrical pose created for effect;

Attitudenoun

position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

Attitudenoun

a settled way of thinking or feeling about something

Attitudenoun

a position of the body indicating a particular mental state

Attitudenoun

a position in which one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right angles and turned out, and the corresponding arm is raised above the head, the other extended to the side.

Attitudenoun

truculent or uncooperative behaviour

Attitudenoun

individuality and self-confidence

Attitudenoun

the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel.

Posenoun

(archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

Posenoun

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

Posenoun

Affectation.

Poseverb

(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

Poseverb

(transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

Poseverb

(transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

Poseverb

(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

Poseverb

(intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

Poseverb

To interrogate; to question.

Poseverb

To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

Poseverb

(obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.

Poseverb

to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.

Poseverb

To perplex or confuse (someone).

Poseadjective

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

Posenoun

A cold in the head; catarrh.

Posenoun

The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue.

Poseverb

To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.

Poseverb

To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude.

Poseverb

To interrogate; to question.

Poseverb

To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

Posenoun

affected manners intended to impress others;

Posenoun

a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

Posenoun

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Poseverb

introduce;

Poseverb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes;

Poseverb

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions;

Poseverb

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;

Poseverb

put into a certain place or abstract location;

Poseverb

be a mystery or bewildering to;

Poseverb

present or constitute (a problem or danger)

Poseverb

raise (a question or matter for consideration)

Poseverb

assume a particular position in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn

Poseverb

place (someone) in a particular position in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn

Poseverb

pretend to be (someone or something)

Poseverb

behave affectedly in order to impress others

Poseverb

puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem

Posenoun

a way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn

Posenoun

a particular way of behaving adopted in order to impress or to give a false impression