Attitude vs. Gratitude

Attitudenoun

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself; posture.

‘The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.’;

Gratitudenoun

The state of being grateful.

Attitudenoun

Disposition or state of mind.

‘... but had a lazy attitude to work.’;

Gratitudenoun

The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness.

‘The debt immense of endless gratitude.’;

Attitudenoun

A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude; posturing.

‘Don't give me your attitude.’; ‘You've got some attitude, girl!’;

Gratitudenoun

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation;

‘he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help’;

Attitudenoun

The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.

‘The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.’;

Gratitude

Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness, from the Latin word gratus , is a feeling of appreciation felt by and/or similar positive response shown by the recipient of kindness, gifts, help, favors, or other types of generosity, to the giver of said gifts.The experience of gratitude has historically been a focus of several world religions. It has also been a topic of interest to ancient, medieval and modern philosophers, and continues to engage contemporary philosophers.The systematic study of gratitude within psychology began in the year 1998 when Martin Seligman introduced a new branch of psychology: positive psychology.

‘pleasing, thankful’;

Attitudenoun

(ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.

Attitudeverb

To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.

Attitudeverb

To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.

Attitudenoun

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

Attitudenoun

The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.

Attitudenoun

Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.

‘The attitude of the country was rapidly changing.’; ‘'T is business of a painter in his choice of attitudes (posituræ) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows.’; ‘Never to keep the body in the same posture half an hour at a time.’;

Attitudenoun

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

‘he had the attitude that work was fun’;

Attitudenoun

position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;

‘he assumed an attitude of surrender’;

Attitudenoun

a theatrical pose created for effect;

‘the actor struck just the right attitude’;

Attitudenoun

position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

Attitudenoun

a settled way of thinking or feeling about something

‘he was questioned on his attitude to South Africa’; ‘being competitive is an attitude of mind’;

Attitudenoun

a position of the body indicating a particular mental state

‘the boy was standing in an attitude of despair’;

Attitudenoun

a position in which one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right angles and turned out, and the corresponding arm is raised above the head, the other extended to the side.

Attitudenoun

truculent or uncooperative behaviour

‘I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude’;

Attitudenoun

individuality and self-confidence

‘she snapped her fingers with attitude’;

Attitudenoun

the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel.