CONTRAPPOSTO Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word contrapposto. (close relations)
Definition of CONTRAPPOSTO
Best Alternative Words for CONTRAPPOSTO
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| attitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways • the arrangement of the body and its limbs • a theatrical pose created for effect • position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) | ||||||||
| bearing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain noun • relevant relation or interconnection • the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies • dignified manner or conduct • characteristic way of bearing one's body • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield • a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily | ||||||||
| carriage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a railcar where passengers ride • a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses • characteristic way of bearing one's body • a machine part that carries something else • a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | ||||||||
| deportment | nounn | |||||||
noun • (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | ||||||||
| pose | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • affected manners intended to impress others • a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display verb • offer for others to consider • assume a posture as for artistic purposes • pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others • put into a certain place or abstract location • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
| position | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the particular portion of space occupied by something • a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons • a way of regarding situations or topics etc. • the arrangement of the body and its limbs • the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society • a job in an organization • the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated • the appropriate or customary location • (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player • the act of putting something in a certain place • a condition or position in which you find yourself • a rationalized mental attitude • an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute • an item on a list or in a sequence • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another • the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom verb • cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation • put into a certain place or abstract location | ||||||||
| posture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the arrangement of the body and its limbs • characteristic way of bearing one's body • a rationalized mental attitude • capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war verb • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others • assume a posture as for artistic purposes | ||||||||
| stance | nounn | |||||||
noun • standing posture • a rationalized mental attitude | ||||||||
