English dictionary
posture
nounPronunciation
ˈpɒstʃə
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- characteristic way of bearing one's body
noun
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
noun
- capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
noun
- a rationalized mental attitude
verb
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
verb
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Example sentences
stood with good posture
he assumed an attitude of surrender
we faced an army of great strength
politicians have neglected our military posture
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!
She postured and made a total fool of herself