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

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

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"

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

adj. involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"

adj. of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks

adj. of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"

adj. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

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

n. standing posture

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"

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

n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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

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

n. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

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

n. the process of perceiving

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"

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

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

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

n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

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"

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

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

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

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"

n. a rationalized mental attitude

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

n. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

n. dignified manner or conduct

n. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"

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

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

n. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

adj. of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style"

adj. appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"

adj. involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"