posture
 pos·ture (pŏsʹchər)n.
1.
a. A position of the body or of body parts:
a sitting posture.
b. An attitude; a pose:
assumed a posture of angry defiance.
2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
stood with good posture.
3. Relative placement or arrangement:
the posture of the buildings on the land.
4. A stance or disposition with regard to something: “Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East” (Gerard Smith).
5. A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.v. pos·tured, pos·tur·ing, pos·turesv. intr.
1. To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.
2. To assume a pose.v. tr.
To put into a specific posture; pose. [French, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, position, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place. See apo- in Indo-European Roots.] posʹtur·al adj.posʹtur·er or posʹtur·ist n.
Synonyms: posture, attitude, carriage, pose1, stance
These nouns denote a position of the body and limbs: erect posture; an attitude of prayer; dignified carriage; a defiant pose; an athlete's alert stance.
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