cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

acceptance, credence - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

culture - the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

defensive, defensive attitude - an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

hardball - a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate"

high horse - an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"

southernism - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)

mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook - a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

stance, posture, position - a rationalized mental attitude

inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

tolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

esteem, respect, regard - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

disrespect - a disrespectful mental attitude

reverence - a reverent mental attitude

irreverence - an irreverent mental attitude

orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command

bodily property - an attribute of the body

ballet position - classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet

decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed)

eversion - the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"

lithotomy position - a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination

lotus position - a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga

missionary position - a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples

pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"

ectopia - abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)

asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga)

guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"

sprawl, sprawling - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

stance - standing posture

tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest

affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

trim - attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation