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attitude

/ˈætəˌtuːd/A-tuh-tood
/ˈætəˌtud/A-tuh-tood

Meaningaptness, fitness

Common meaning: a posture

Other meanings: an outlook

Journey through time

  1. Latinaptitudinemsource
  2. Italianattitudine‘aptness, skill, attitude’source
  3. Englishattitude‘a posture’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin aptitudinem ‘aptness, fitness’.

Roots

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