posture

[ pos-cher ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃər /

noun

verb (used with object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.

Origin of posture

1595–1605; < French < Italian postura < Latin positūra. See posit, -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM posture

pos·tur·al, adjective pos·tur·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for posturing

British Dictionary definitions for posturing

posture
/ (ˈpɒstʃə) /

noun

verb

to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
(intr) to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose

Derived forms of posture

postural, adjective posturer, noun

Word Origin for posture

C17: via French from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, from pōnere to place

Medical definitions for posturing

posture
[ pŏschər ]

n.

A position of the body or of body parts.
A characteristic or prescribed way of bearing one's body; carriage.