1.position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;
he assumed an attitude of surrender
2.characteristic way of bearing one's body;
stood with good posture
3.a rationalized mental attitude
4.capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;
we faced an army of great strength
1.behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
2.assume a posture as for artistic purposes;
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often