posture

Definition

The way a person holds and positions their body.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.

Example Sentences

• "As if that whatsoever god who leads him Were slily crept into his human powers, And gave him graceful posture."
• "[…] walking in a most dejected posture, without a band, unbraced, his arms a-cross his open breast, and his eyes bent to the floor;"
• "Rise, sir, from this semi-recumbent posture. It is most indecorous."