STANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Standing posture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("stance" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stance"):

address (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)

attention (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review)

erectness; uprightness (the property of being upright in posture)

Derivation:

stand (be standing; be upright)

Meaning:

A rationalized mental attitude

Synonyms:

position; posture; stance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stance" is a kind of...):

attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stance"):

hard line (a firm and uncompromising stance or position)

point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint (a mental position from which things are viewed)

Derivation:

stand (have or maintain a position or stand on an issue)