posture

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈpɒst͡ʃə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like pasture /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #13278

Meanings

1

noun
The way a person holds and positions their body.

Good posture can help prevent back pain.
2

noun
The attitude or position someone takes towards an issue.

The government adopted a tougher posture on immigration.
3

verb
To behave or speak in a way meant to impress others, without real meaning.

The politicians are just posturing for the media.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 noun · the way a person holds and... carriage

Word family

Forms posturedpostures

Derived forms malpostureposturalposture-makerposture-masterposturerposturiseposturistposturizeposturogramposturographposturography

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Phrases (1)

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military posture
a country's or force's readiness and capacity for military action

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Posture, recorded from the late 16th century, ultimately derives from Latin ponere, “to put or place.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.

postura Italian positūra Latin

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Topics

People & Society

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# posture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒst͡ʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 13278

## Meanings
1. The way a person holds and positions their body.
2. The attitude or position someone takes towards an issue.
3. To behave or speak in a way meant to impress others, without real meaning.

## Examples
- Good posture can help prevent back pain.
- The government adopted a tougher posture on immigration.
- The politicians are just posturing for the media.

## Derived Forms
- malposture
- postural
- posture-maker
- posture-master
- posturer
- posturise
- posturist
- posturize
- posturogram
- posturograph
- posturography

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: postura
- Root: positūra

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.

## AI Etymology
Posture is borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura. In present-day use, it can mean the way a person holds and positions their body, or the attitude or position someone takes towards an issue. Derived formations include malposture, postural, posture-maker, posture-master, posturer.

## Topics
- People & Society

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