attitude

Noun

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

• a theatrical pose created for effect
  • the actor struck just the right attitude
    

• the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  • he assumed an attitude of surrender
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  position , posture , mental attitude