- posture
- nf. postura (Albanais, Villards-Thônes).
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posture — [ pɔstyr ] n. f. • 1566; it. postura 1 ♦ Didact. Attitude particulière du corps. ⇒ position. ♢ Cour. Attitude peu naturelle ou peu convenable. Dans une posture comique. Changer de posture. « Quand il était las de cette posture, il se levait »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
posture — Posture. s. f. L estat & la situation où se tient le corps, la maniere dont on tient son corps, sa teste, ses bras, ses jambes, &c. Posture commode, incommode, libre, contrainte, indecente, ridicule, grotesque. voilà un homme qui est dans une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
posture — n 1 Posture, attitude, pose denote a position assumed by the body, or the disposition of the parts of the body with relation to one another. Posture applies to the relative arrangement of the different parts of the body. It may apply to a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
posture — [päs′chər] n. [MFr < It postura < L positura, a position < ponere, to place: see POSITION] 1. the position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting; bearing 2. such a position assumed as in posing for an artist 3. the way things… … English World dictionary
Posture — Pos ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. positura, fr. ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}.] 1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Posture — or posturing may refer to:;In humans * Neutral spine or good posture * Human position * Abnormal posturing, in neurotrauma * Posturography, in neurology * Posture and Occupational Health;In biology * water conservation posture (or position) in… … Wikipedia
Posture — Pos ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Posturing}.] To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one s self; to posture a model. Howell … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Posture — Pos ture, v. i. 1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
posture — c.1600, from Fr. posture (16c.), from It. postura position, posture, from L. positura position, station, from postulus, pp. of ponere put, place (see POSITION (Cf. position)). The verb, in the figurative sense of to take up an artificial mental… … Etymology dictionary
posture — [n1] stance, circumstance aspect, attitude, bearing, brace, carriage, condition, demeanor, deportment, disposition, mien, mode, phase, port, pose, position, positure, presence, set, situation, state; concepts 657,723 posture [n2] beliefs attitude … New thesaurus
posture — I (attitude) noun air, aspect, bearing, bent, cast, demeanor, disposition, disposition of mind, feeling, inclination, leaning, lie, manner, nature, opinion, outlook, partisan outlook, philosophy, point of view, pose, position, presence, sentiment … Law dictionary
