| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
Synonyms: |
air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, leaning, like it is, mental state, mindset, mindtrip, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, say so, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, where one is at |
| Notes: | aptitude and attitude derive from Latin aptitudo 'fitness,' the first through French, the second through a French borrowing of Italian attitudine |
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stance |
Synonyms: |
aspect, bearing, carriage, manner, mien, pose, position, posture, stand |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretended behavior |
Synonyms: |
affectation, attitude, bit*, chaser, dissimilation, fake, false front, feigning, front, performance, phony, pose, posture, pretense, put-on, sham, show, shuck and jive, simulation, soft soap, stall, stance, stunt, sweet talk |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | appearance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outward aspect, characteristic |
Synonyms: |
air, attitude, bearing, blind, carriage, cast, character, condition, countenance, demeanor, dress, expression, face, fashion, feature, figure, form, front, guise, image, look, looks, manner, mannerism, mien, mode, outline, pose, presence, presentation, screen, semblance, shape, stamp |
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plan of attack, resolution |
Synonyms: |
attitude, concept, course, crack, fling, go*, idea, lick, manner, means, method, mode, modus operandi, new wrinkle, offer, procedure, program, shot, stab, style, technique, way, whack, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | aspect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visible feature |
Synonyms: |
air, appearance, attitude, bearing, condition, countenance, demeanor, expression, face, facet, form, look, manner, mien |
| Main Entry: | bearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's conduct, posture |
Synonyms: |
address, air, aspect, attitude, behavior, carriage, comportment, demeanor, deportment, display, front, look, manner, mien, poise, port, pose, presence, set, stand |
| Main Entry: | behavior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of conducting oneself |
Synonyms: |
act, action, address, air, attitude, bag*, bearing, carriage, code, comportment, conduct, convention, course, dealings, decency, decorum, deed, delivery, demeanor, deportment, ethics, etiquette, expression, form, front, guise, habits, management, mien, mode, morals, nature, observance, performance, practice, presence, propriety, ritual, role, routine, savoir-faire, seemliness, social graces, speech, style, tact, talk, taste, tenue, tone, way, way of life, ways, what's done |
| Main Entry: | carriage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | posture, physical and mental |
Synonyms: |
air, aspect, attitude, bearing, behavior, cast, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment, gait, look, manner, mien, pace, positure, presence, stance, step |
| Main Entry: | conduct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | behavior |
Synonyms: |
address, attitude, bearing, carriage, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, manners, mien, posture, stance, tenue, ways |