ˈætɪˌtjuːd ˈætɪtud pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n ˈpɒstʃə ˈpɑːstʃɚ a theatrical pose created for effect the actor struck just the right attitude the arrangement of the body and its limbs he assumed an attitude of surrender a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways he had the attitude that work was fun position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)