posture

Meanings

Noun

• The way a person holds and positions their body.
• A situation or condition.
• One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
• The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.

Verb

• to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
• to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
• To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

Origin

• From French, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra. positura.