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n. position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

n. a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

position, posture, attitude

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

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public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

stance

n. standing posture

point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint

n. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

expectation, outlook, prospect

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

philosophy

n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"

opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

prognosis, forecast

n. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

slant, angle

n. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

percept, perception, perceptual experience

n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

sense

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

meaning, substance

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

state

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

circumstance

n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

climate, mood

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

morale

n. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

predicament, quandary, plight

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

position, posture

n. a rationalized mental attitude

demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment

n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

mode

n. a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode"

bearing, comportment, presence, mien

n. dignified manner or conduct

size

n. a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"

esprit de corps, morale, team spirit

n. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

tone

n. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"

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