posture

About 7.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The way a person holds and positions their body.
2. noun A situation or condition.
3. noun One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
4. noun The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
5. verb To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.

   If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?

6. verb To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction.

   The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.

7. verb To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

   to posture oneself; to posture a model

Similar words

attitude position bearing sit model carriage pose stance trend view

Often followed by

of and is in that for to was as

Word family

postured posturer posturers postures posturing