stance
[ stans ]
/ stæns /
noun
the position or bearing of the body while standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.
a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something: They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.
Sports.
the relative position of the feet, as in addressing a golf ball or in making a stroke.
Origin of stance
1525–35; < Old French
estance (standing) position < Vulgar Latin
*stantia, derivative of Latin
stant- (stem of
stāns), present participle of
stāre to
stand
Words nearby stance
stamp tax,
stampede,
stamper,
stamping ground,
stan,
stance,
stanch,
stanchion,
stanchless,
stand,
stand a chance
Example sentences from the Web for stance
British Dictionary definitions for stance
stance
/ (stæns, stɑːns) /
noun
the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
sport
the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc
general emotional or intellectual attitude
a leftist stance
Scot
a place where buses or taxis wait
mountaineering
a place at the top of a pitch where a climber can stand and belay
Word Origin for stance
C16: via French from Italian
stanza place for standing, from Latin
stāns, from
stāre to stand