How to pronounce "posture"

• "posture" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "posture"

Noun

the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

Synonyms:

• position
• posture
• attitude

Noun

characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

Synonyms:

• carriage
• bearing
• posture

Noun

a rationalized mental attitude

Synonyms:

• position
• stance
• posture

Noun

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"

Synonyms:

• military capability
• military strength
• strength
• military posture
• posture

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• pose
• posture

Verb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

Synonyms:

• model
• pose
• sit
• posture