attitudinize

/,æti'tju:dinaiz/ Cách viết khác : (attitudinize) /,æti'tju:dinaiz/

Thân thiện

She attitudinizes dramatically in front of the mirror.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Verb

1. assume certain affected attitudes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• attitudinise