attitudinize
/,æti'tju:dinaiz/ Cách viết khác : (attitudinize) /,æti'tju:dinaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To assume or adopt a particular attitude or pose, especially in an artificial, exaggerated, or affected manner to impress others. This verb describes the act of deliberately striking a pose or adopting a manner that is not natural, often for dramatic effect or to create a specific impression.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The actor would attitudinize in front of the mirror, practicing dramatic poses for his role.
- She tends to attitudinize when she's around important people, trying to appear more sophisticated than she is.
- Politicians sometimes attitudinize for the cameras, adopting a serious demeanor they don't genuinely feel.
Advanced Usage
- "to attitudinize about something": to adopt an affected pose or manner regarding a particular subject.
- He loved to attitudinize about art and philosophy in the café, hoping to be seen as an intellectual.
Variants and Related Words
- Attitudinizer (noun): a person who attitudinizes.
- He was dismissed as a mere attitudinizer, more concerned with appearance than substance.
Synonyms
- Pose: to assume a particular attitude or character, often for effect.
- Posture: to behave in an artificial or exaggerated way.
- Poseur: (noun) a person who poses or attitudinizes.
Antonyms
- Be natural: to behave in a genuine, unaffected way.
- Be oneself: to act according to one's true character without pretense.
Notes on Usage
- The word attitudinize is often used in a critical or disapproving sense to highlight artificiality and a lack of sincerity. It implies that the behavior is a performance intended for an audience.
Verb
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assume certain affected attitudes
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