attitude

1. (figurative) Disposition or state of mind.Examples: "Don't give me your negative attitude."; "You've got a nice attitude today."; "The guard was paying no attention whatever to the running of his train, in total disregard of rules, and, as the recently-published report of a Ministry of Transport Inspecting Officer of Railways shows, there were other disquieting features in the case, such as ignorance on the part of responsible men of rules and appendix instructions and a lax attitude to regulations of which they professed to be aware, combined with failure to look at staff notice boards."countablefigurativelyuncountable

2. (Canada, US, UK, Philippines, informal) Unpleasant behavior.Examples: "He doesn't take attitude from anybody."; "I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude."; "And if a nigga get a attitude / Pop it like it's hot"CanadaPhilippinesUKUScountableinformaluncountable

3. (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.Examples: "The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident."; "The stern planes are located well aft of the center of gravity of the submarine and their primary purpose is attitude (trim) control"; "Scratches should be closely analyzed to determine the attitudes of the boats at the time of initial contact."Synonyms: trim, orientationcountableuncountable

4. (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.Examples: "Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère, and the comic dancer."countableuncountable