pos路ture (p艔s'ch蓹r) pronunciation

n.

1. A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.

2. 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: 鈥淭hose bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East鈥?(Gerard Smith).

5. A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.

v., -tured, -tur路ing, -tures.

1. To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.

2. To assume a pose.

To put into a specific posture; pose.

[French, from Italian postura, from Latin posit奴ra, position, from positus, past participle of p艒nere, to place.]