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Posture Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Posture has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the arrangement of the body and its limbs

"he assumed an attitude of surrender"

2

characteristic way of bearing one's body

"stood with good posture"

3

a rationalized mental attitude

"He adopted a posture of indifference to hide his disappointment over the lost contract."

4

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

"we faced an army of great strength"

"politicians have neglected our military posture"

5

The way a person holds and positions their body.

"She adjusted her posture to sit straighter in the chair before the interview."

Verb
1

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"

"She postured and made a total fool of herself"

2

assume a posture as for artistic purposes

"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

3

to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired

"She spent an hour carefully arranging her limbs on the park bench in hopes that passersby would notice her graceful pose."

Example Sentences
"he assumed an attitude of surrender" noun
"stood with good posture" noun
"we faced an army of great strength" noun
"politicians have neglected our military posture" noun
"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!" verb
"She postured and made a total fool of herself" verb
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bodily property attitude capability behave expose
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
order arms ballet position decubitus eversion lithotomy position lotus position missionary position pose presentation ectopia asana guard sprawl stance tuck walk slouch gracefulness awkwardness hard line point of view sea power firepower attitudinize ramp
Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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