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posture

noun

1 posture

The arrangement of the body and its limbs.

synonyms: attitude, position.

Roget 8: circumstance, situation, phase, position, posture, attitude, place, point; terms; regime; footing, standing, status.    ... show more

Roget 183: situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude; footing, standing, standpoint, post; stage; aspect, attitude, ... show more

Roget 240: form, figure, shape; conformation, configuration; make, formation, frame, construction, cut, set, build, trim, cut of one's jib; ... show more

Dutch: houding, pose, positie, stand
Polish: układ ciała, pozycja, poza

2 posture

Characteristic way of bearing one's body:
— Stood with good posture.

synonyms: bearing, carriage.

Dutch: houding

3 posture

A rationalized mental attitude.

synonyms: position, stance.

4 posture

Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war:
— Politicians have neglected our military posture.

synonyms: military capability, military posture, military strength, strength.

Polish: siła

verb

1 posture

Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others:
— She postured and made a total fool of herself.

synonym: pose.

2 posture

Assume a posture as for artistic purposes.

synonyms: model, pose, sit.

Dutch: poseren


Moby thesaurus: acting, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affect, affectation, affectivity, air, appearance, arrangement, array, assumption, attitude, attitudinize, attitudinizing, bearing, bearings, beck ... show more.

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