the way someone thinks or feels about something, which is shown in their behaviour
Her positive attitude helped the team finish the project on time.
If you change your attitude toward failure, you will learn faster.
✦ Late 14th-century French attitude, from Italian attitudine “posture, disposition”, from Latin aptitūdō “fitness”.
a confident, rude, or defiant way of speaking or behaving that shows you do not care what others think
The teenager answered with a lot of attitude, rolling her eyes at the teacher.
"Don't give me that attitude when I'm trying to help," his mother warned.
the position of an aircraft, spacecraft, or vehicle in relation to the horizon or a fixed direction
The pilot adjusted the plane's nose-up attitude for landing.
A sudden wind gust changed the helicopter's attitude dangerously.
a particular body posture, especially an artistic or ballet pose
The statue depicts a warrior in a proud attitude with his sword raised.
In ballet class, the dancer balanced in an attitude on one leg.