posture
noun
1. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Similar word(s): attitude, position
Definition categories: attribute
2. characteristic way of bearing one's body
- stood with good posture
Similar word(s): bearing, carriage
Definition categories: attribute
3. a rationalized mental attitude
Similar word(s): position, stance
Definition categories: thought, attitude
4. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
- politicians have neglected our military posture
Similar word(s): strength
Definition categories: attribute, capability, capableness
verb
1. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
- Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
- She postured and made a total fool of herself
Similar word(s): pose
Definition categories: social, acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport
2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Similar word(s): model, pose, sit
Definition categories: perception, display, exhibit, expose