ATTITUDE | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of attitude in English attitudenoun uk /ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ us /ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/

attitude noun (OPINION)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 [ C or U ] a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this: It's often very difficult to change people's attitudes.take the attitude that She takes the attitude that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace.attitude to He has a very bad attitude to work.attitude towards She has a positive attitude towards work.change in attitude He seems to have undergone a change in attitude recently, and has become much more cooperative. I don't like your attitude (= the way you are behaving). a feeling or opinion about something or someone

• attitudeHis attitude towards authority has often got him into trouble.
• outlookI wish I could share your positive outlook on life.
• frame of mindI need to be in the right frame of mind to talk about this.
• approachIt's time to try a different approach to the problem.
• viewpointHis viewpoint is his own and does not affect how I think about the issue.
• point of viewFrom a strictly financial point of view it looks like a positive change.

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• Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.
• The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.
• My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men.
• Middle age can be the prime of life if you have the right attitude.
• He's often been accused of cynicism in his attitude towards politics.

Opinions, beliefs and points of view

• accepted wisdom
• Afrocentric
• agnosticism
• along ethnic, political, etc. lines
• anti-drug
• denial
• gaze
• gender stereotype
• habit of mind
• have a/the feeling idiom
• have/take a notion to do something idiom
• helicopter view
• philosophy
• point of view
• politics
• posture
• pretension
• proposition
• tick
• viewpoint

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Behaving, interacting and behaviour

attitude noun (BEHAVIOUR)

[ U ] slightly aggressive behaviour (= showing willingness to fight or argue), or a failure to show respect that makes someone difficult to deal with: If you drop the attitude I think we could get along fine. She advised him to continue to do his best but with "less attitude". He gave a large dose of attitude to his teacher. Confidence & self-assurance

• amour propre
• aplomb
• assertive
• assertively
• assertiveness
• dogmatist
• empowered
• feel certain
• fierce
• forwardness
• rest assured
• safe
• safety blanket
• security blanket
• self-assertion
• timeline
• to be sure idiom
• too cool for school idiom
• unbowed
• unintimidated

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attitude noun (POSITION)

[ C or U ]   transport   specialized the position of a spacecraft or aircraft in relation to the wind or the ground: It looks like the spacecraft hit the surface without bouncing, and the thrusters kept the attitude right. The astronaut adjusts attitude by working 16 control thrusters. It's important to retain enough rocket fuel for attitude control. Most airliners climb out at an attitude that yields the best rate of climb. [ C ] literary a position of the body: She lay sprawled across the sofa, in an attitude of complete abandon.  strike an attitude literary to hold your body in a way that suggests a particular quality or feeling: He struck an attitude of offended dignity and marched out of the room. Space travel

• astronaut
• astronautical
• autopilot
• biosatellite
• blast
• escape pod
• launcher
• re-entry
• re-entry vehicle
• relaunch
• retrorocket
• rocket
• rocket science
• space shuttle
• space station
• spacesuit
• spacewalk
• spacewoman
• touchdown
• unidentified flying object

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Posture (Definition of attitude from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

attitude | American Dictionary

attitudenoun [ C/U ] us /ˈæt̬·ɪˌtud/ Add to word list Add to word list the way you feel about something or someone, or a particular feeling or opinion: [ U ] Start each day with a positive attitude. [ C ] People’s attitudes toward family are set very early in life. infml If you say that someone has an attitude, you mean that the person seems unwilling to be helpful or polite. (Definition of attitude from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

attitude | Business English

attitudenoun [ C or U ] uk /ˈætɪtjuːd/ us Add to word list Add to word list a feeling or opinion about something, especially when this shows in your behaviour: attitude towards sb/sth We need team players with a positive attitude towards work. What is your employer's attitude to equal opportunities? (Definition of attitude from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of attitude

attitude More in-depth, qualitative interviews may be more useful than surveys, especially to examine attitudes toward presumed consent as a term. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, price and negative attitudes were the main deterrents for non-organic consumers. From the Cambridge English Corpus For similar reasons, we examine attitudes towards gender roles and moral issues. From the Cambridge English Corpus The average expresses both the moderate quality of the studies and a quite critical attitude to the music teaching received. From the Cambridge English Corpus Antisociality represents behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, personality features, and interpersonal styles that are self-serving and generally harmful to others. From the Cambridge English Corpus If central powers tended to do the same for opposite reasons, their attitude towards non-bureaucratic opinion alternated between indifference and hostility. From the Cambridge English Corpus But attitudes and preferences to filial responsibilities and caring tasks could be changing. From the Cambridge English Corpus In other words, this analysis does not negate previous findings that opinion change and attitude stability vary by political sophistication. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is argued that the sharing of such a narrative, within dementia care, reinforces carer attitudes of respect, understanding and acceptance. From the Cambridge English Corpus Moreover, previous and especially early-life religious experiences provide useful points of reference for understanding present religious and spiritual attitudes. From the Cambridge English Corpus One of the underlying cognitive factors is the person's attitude towards performing the behaviour. From the Cambridge English Corpus These two attitudes are of course perfectly consistent. From the Cambridge English Corpus He had described at length how local government stimulated the right kinds of attitudes and customs for the preservation of an orderly liberty. From the Cambridge English Corpus The assumption that parents have some effect on their children's attitudes to learning is one that few educationalists would challenge. From the Cambridge English Corpus These public opinion experiments offer a possible way to disentangle the effect of prejudice from the effect of group competition and conflict on racial-political attitudes. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with attitude

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aggressive attitudeThey adopted an aggressive attitude to members of the public, frightening shoppers who would not give them money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   ambivalent attitudeThere has been an ambivalent attitude to the biological characteristics of racial hybrids apparent ever since the problem first arose. From the Cambridge English Corpus   arrogant attitudeAs a result of the somewhat high-handed and arrogant attitude of those responsible, a local action committee was formed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with attitude What is the pronunciation of attitude?

Translations of attitude

in Chinese (Traditional) 意見, 心態, 看法… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 意见, 心态, 看法… See more in Spanish actitud, postura, desparpajo… See more in Portuguese atitude, postura, posição… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian 考え方, 感じ方, 態度… See more tavır, eda, davranış… See more attitude [feminine], attitude (envers), attitude… See more actitud, disposició… See more opvatting, houding… See more ஏதோ அல்லது ஒருவரைப் பற்றிய ஒரு உணர்வு அல்லது கருத்து, அல்லது இதன் காரணமாக ஏற்படும் நடந்து கொள்ளும் ஒரு வழி… See more नज़रिया या रवैया… See more સ્વભાવ, વર્તન… See more holdning, indstilling, stilling… See more attityd, inställning, ställning… See more tanggapan, gaya… See more die Einstellung, die Haltung… See more holdning [masculine], innstilling [masculine], innstilling… See more رویہ, سلوک… See more ставлення, поза… See more అభిప్రాయం, ఏదైనా లేక ఒకరి గురించి ఒక భావన లేక అభిప్రాయం, లేక దీని వలన కలిగే ప్రవర్తించే విధానం… See more মনোভাব… See more názor, postoj, stanovisko… See more sikap, posisi… See more ทัศนคติ, ลักษณะท่าทาง… See more quan điểm, tư thế… See more postawa, stosunek, stanowisko… See more 태도… See more atteggiamento, posa… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of attitude

• attitude control
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• strike a pose/attitude phrase
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  • Noun 
    • attitude (OPINION)
    • attitude (BEHAVIOUR)
    • attitude (POSITION)
    • strike an attitude
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