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English noun: posture | |||
| 1. | posture (attribute) the arrangement of the body and its limbs | ||
| Samples | He assumed an attitude of surrender. | ||
| Synonyms | attitude, position | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | asana, ballet position, decubitus, ectopia, eversion, guard, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, order arms, pose, presentation, sprawl, sprawling, stance, tuck | ||
| Attribute | erect, unerect, upright, vertical | ||
| 2. | posture (attribute) characteristic way of bearing one's body | ||
| Samples | Stood with good posture. | ||
| Synonyms | bearing, carriage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | awkwardness, clumsiness, gracefulness, manner of walking, slouch, walk | ||
| 3. | posture (cognition) a rationalized mental attitude | ||
| Synonyms | position, stance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hard line, point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint | ||
| 4. | posture (attribute) capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | ||
| Samples | We faced an army of great strength. Politicians have neglected our military posture. | ||
| Synonyms | military capability, military posture, military strength, strength | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capability, capableness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | firepower, sea power | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: posture | |||
| 1. | posture (social) behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | ||
| Samples | Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!. She postured and made a total fool of herself. | ||
| Synonyms | pose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attitudinise, attitudinize | ||
| 2. | posture (perception) assume a posture as for artistic purposes | ||
| Samples | We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often. | ||
| Synonyms | model, pose, sit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ramp | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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