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"ATTITUDES" is a plural of: attitude. |
Date "ATTITUDES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1670. (references) |
Synonym: ATTITUDESSynonym: Mental states. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Thought | Phrase: the mind being on the stretch; the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon; " divinely, bent to meditation "; en toute chose il faut considerer la fin; " fresh-pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought "; " go speed the stars of Thought "; " in maiden meditation fancy-free "; " so sweet is zealous contemplation "; " the power of thought is the magic of the Mind "; " those that think must govern those that toil "; " thought is parent of the deed ";Phrase: the mind being on the stretch; the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon; " divinely, bent to meditation "; en toute chose il faut considerer la fin; " fresh-pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought "; " go speed the stars of Thought "; " in maiden meditation fancy-free "; " so sweet is zealous contemplation "; " the power of thought is the magic of the Mind "; " those that think must govern those that toil "; " thought is parent of the deed "; " thoughts in attitudes imperious "; " thoughts that breathe and words that burn "; vivere est cogitare; Volk der Dichter und Denker. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Plate 31. Pelagic attitudes of the fur-seal. 1. Position while sleeping. 2. Position when rising to breathe, survey, &c. 3. Position when scratching. 4. "Dolphin jumps.". Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Alone together" by Vincent Seychal Commentary: "Trying to capture banal lonely attitudes within an enormous urban environment. ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | Nothing can stop people with the right attitudes from achieving their goals. |
W. Clement Stone | Bondage is... subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes. |
William James | The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | It matters not what the clocks say or the attitudes and labors of men. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Don't let COPD change your normal attitudes about exercise. (references) | |
These educational programs should include attention to ageist attitudes. (references) | ||
Feelings About SexualitySexual feelings and attitudes vary among people during chemotherapy. (references) | ||
Business | This "profile" includes a group’s hobbies, interests, attitudes and social preferences. (references) | |
U.K. workers typically have more generous vacation periods and different attitudes toward vacations than do American workers. (references) | ||
Employment, immigration, and security policy, as well as cultural attitudes towards foreign workers, are conditioned by national origin. (references) | ||
Children | Turkey | She noted that the social attitudes that violence towards children is the parents' right persisted. (references) |
Ethiopia | The Tigray Women's Association also has had an impact in changing societal attitudes toward early marriage. (references) | |
Bulgaria | Social attitudes towards the disabled have led families to institutionalize their children if they have disabilities. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | China | The Government continued to use political attitudes as criteria for selecting persons for Government-sponsored study abroad. (references) |
Uganda | Complaints by Muslim groups of government bias lessened during the year; however, the backlash from the death of more than 1,000 citizens at the hands of a religious cult in 2000 resulted in negative public attitudes towards fringe Christian groups and the Government's forcible disbanding of some groups. (references) | |
Discrimination | Yemen | Entrenched cultural attitudes often affect women's ability to enjoy equal rights. (references) |
Economic History | Romania | U.S. companies should pay attention to ameliorating these attitudes in their operations. (references) |
Hungary | As with any country, Hungarian security attitudes are shaped largely by history and geography. (references) | |
Kuwait | Since the Gulf war, Kuwaiti attitudes toward Americans and American products have been excellent. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cuba | While less capable than in the past, CDR's continued to report on suspicious activity, including conspicuous consumption; unauthorized meetings, including those with foreigners; and defiant attitudes toward the Government and the revolution. (references) |
Minorities | Eritrea | Societal attitudes toward members of Jehovah's Witnesses are the exception to a widespread religious tolerance. (references) |
Macedonia | In April and June, two significant anti-Albanian riots occurred in Bitola, which displayed anti-Muslim attitudes. (references) | |
Political Economy | Russia | Persons with disabilities continued to face problems from both societal attitudes and lack of governmental support. (references) |
Libya | Traditional attitudes and practices continue to discriminate against women, and female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced in remote areas of the country. (references) | |
COLOMBIA | High unemployment (18.5 percent as of September 2001), traditional antiunion attitudes, union disorganization and weak leadership limit workers' bargaining power in all sectors. (references) | |
Political Rights | Romania | The percentage of women in government or politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population; no legal restrictions hinder the participation of women in government or politics, but societal attitudes are a significant impediment. (references) |
Armenia | There are no legal restrictions on the participation of women and minorities in government and politics; however, due to traditional social attitudes, the percentages of both women and minorities in government does not correspond to their percentages of the population. (references) | |
Travel | Korea | Even though Korean attitudes are making incremental changes and women are making progress, women professionals at the highest levels are still very rare. (references) |
Women | United Arab Emirates | Cultural attitudes also deter ownership by women. (references) |
Korea | Women have full access to education, and social mores and attitudes are changing gradually. (references) | |
Albania | The kanun has contributed significantly to attitudes in the region espousing the subordination of women. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Bulgaria | Prevailing public attitudes often stigmatize victims, although there are some signs that this may be changing slowly. (references) |
Turkey | In practice financial constraints, limited safety awareness, carelessness, and fatalistic attitudes result in scant attention to occupational safety and health by workers and employers alike. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | OPERA, n. A play representing life in another world, whose inhabitants have no speech but song, no motions but gestures and no postures but attitudes. All acting is simulation, and the word simulation is from simia, an ape; but in opera the actor takes for his model Simia audibilis (or Pithecanthropos stentor) -- the ape that howls. The actor apes a man -- at least in shape; The opera performer apes and ape. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | To be successful, we must change our attitudes as well as our policies. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | In fact, I yearn for a greater tolerance, an easy-goingness about each other's attitudes and way of life. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "ATTITUDES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.40% of the time. "ATTITUDES" is used about 4,801 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.4% | 4,772 | 2,053 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.6% | 29 | 64,444 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,801 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ATTITUDES": attitudes-deeply. | |
Ending with "ATTITUDES": counter-attitudes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ATTITUDES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | større modsætninger mellem arbejdsmarkedsparterne (hardening of attitudes on the industrial relations scene). (various references) | |
Dutch | verstrakking van de betrekkingen tussen werkgevers en werknemers (hardening of attitudes on the industrial relations scene), gedaalde belastingmoraal (worsening of attitudes towards paying tax). (various references) | |
French | enquête sur les connaissances,attitudes et habitudes. (various references) | |
German | Stellungen (ambassadorships, postures, stances), Standpunkte (standpoints), Haltungen (deportments), Gesinnungen. (various references) | |
Greek | σκλήρυνση των επαγγελματικών σχέσεων (hardening of attitudes on the industrial relations scene). (various references) | |
Italian | indagine su conoscenze,atteggiamenti,comportamenti (KAP survey, knowledge, practice survey), indagine CAC (KAP survey, knowledge, practice survey). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | attitudesay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | inquérito de CAP (KAP survey, knowledge, practice survey), inquérito conhecimentos,actividades,práticas (KAP survey, knowledge, practice survey). (various references) | |
Spanish | actitudes. (various references) | |
Swedish | attityd (attitude, posture). (various references) | |
Turkmen | otnoюenie (r). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"ATTITUDES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pattitudes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ATTITUDES" (pronounced a"tutuw'dz) |
| 7 | a" t u t uw' d z | latitudes, platitudes. |
| 6 | -t u t uw' d z | altitudes, aptitudes. |
| 5 | -u t uw' d z | longitudes, magnitudes. |
| 4 | -t uw' d z | etudes. |
| 3 | -uw' d z | interludes, multitudes, preludes, seafoods. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-s-t-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: attitude, duettist, situated. | |
-2 letters: dauties, etatist, situate, statued, statute, tatties, tautest, tutties. | |
-3 letters: adieus, astute, attest, audits, dautie, duties, sauted, stated, statue, suited, tasted, tatted, tattie, tauted, tutted, tuttis. | |
-4 letters: adieu, adits, adust, aides, aside, audit, dates, dauts, deist, diets, ditas, dites, duets, duits, edits, etuis, ideas, sated, saute, sited, stade, staid, state, stead. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-s-t-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: antistudent. | |
+3 letters: attitudinise. | |
+4 letters: attitudinised, attitudinises, attitudinizes, misattributed, substantiated. | |
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