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Posture

noun/pˈɔstʃɚ/
Definition
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
characteristic way of bearing one's body
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɔstʃɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɒstjʊə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɒstjʊə/
2 syllables Say it as /pˈɔstʃɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe arrangement of the body and its limbs
“he assumed an attitude of surrender”
nouncharacteristic way of bearing one's body
“stood with good posture”
nouna rationalized mental attitude
nouncapability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
“we faced an army of great strength”
verbbehave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
“Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!”
verbassume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
Word Forms
posturaladjectiveof or relating to or involving posture
postureverbassume a posture as for artistic purposes
attitudiniseverbassume certain affected attitudes
carryverbsupport or hold in a certain manner
bearverbsupport or hold in a certain manner
standverbhave or maintain a position or stand on an issue
posenouna deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
modelnouna person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
posernouna person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
posingnoun(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
sitternouna person who poses for a painter or sculptor
sittingnoun(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
posturenounthe arrangement of the body and its limbs
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Haltung
die Anordnung des Körpers und seiner Gliedmaßen
🇪🇸Spanish
postura
la disposición del cuerpo y sus extremidades
🇮🇹Italian
postura
la disposizione del corpo e delle sue membra
🇳🇱Dutch
houding
de opstelling van het lichaam en zijn ledematen
🇵🇹Portuguese
postura
a disposição do corpo e seus membros
🇷🇺Russian
поза
расположение тела и его конечностей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आसन
शरीर और उसके अंगों की व्यवस्था
🇧🇩Bengali
ভঙ্গি
শরীর এবং এর অঙ্গ-প্রত্যঙ্গের বিন্যাস
🇮🇳Tamil
தோரணை
உடல் மற்றும் அதன் உறுப்புகளின் அமைப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
భంగిమ
శరీరం మరియు దాని అవయవాల అమరిక
🇮🇳Marathi
मुद्रा
शरीर आणि त्याच्या अवयवांची व्यवस्था
🇮🇳Gujarati
મુદ્રા
શરીર અને તેના અંગોની ગોઠવણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಭಂಗಿ
ದೇಹ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಅಂಗಗಳ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭാവം
ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെയും അതിൻ്റെ അവയവങ്ങളുടെയും ക്രമീകരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਸਣ
ਸਰੀਰ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਦੇ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ
🇵🇰Urdu
کرنسی
جسم اور اس کے اعضاء کی ترتیب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
姿势
身体及其四肢的排列
🇯🇵Japanese
姿勢
体とその手足の配置
🇰🇷Korean
자세
신체와 팔다리의 배열
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tư thế
sự sắp xếp của cơ thể và các chi của nó
🇹🇭Thai
ท่าทาง
การจัดวางของร่างกายและแขนขา
🇮🇩Indonesian
sikap
susunan badan dan anggota badannya
🇵🇭Filipino
tindig
ang pagkakaayos ng katawan at mga paa nito
🇲🇾Malay
postur badan
susunan badan dan anggota badannya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
وضعية
ترتيب الجسم وأطرافه
🇮🇷Persian
وضعیت بدن
ترتیب بدن و اندام های آن
🇹🇷Turkish
duruş
vücudun ve uzuvların düzeni
🇮🇱Hebrew
יְצִיבָה
סידור הגוף ואיבריו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'posture'?
The primary meaning of 'posture' is 'the arrangement of the body and its limbs'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'posture' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'posture' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'posture' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'posture' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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