n. a rationalized mental attitude

n. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

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

v. assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

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

n. any cognitive content held as true

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

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

n. a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

n. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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. standing posture

n. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

n. a way of acting or behaving

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"

n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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"

v. make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"

v. take part in a masquerade