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The word attitude comes from Italian roots linked to what?

attitude

[at-i-tood, -tyood] / ˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /




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Roman's attitude control system first points the spacecraft toward the correct area of the sky.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Spanish society now has a far more favourable attitude towards China than towards the US, its traditional ally.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He shrugs off the reporter’s inquiries; his attitude says “stuff happens.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“So there was a little chip on our shoulder, a little attitude we brought.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“A characteristic, but not exactly complimentary, congratulation,” returned Laurie, still in an abject attitude, but beaming with satisfaction.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

But attitudes have begun changing as the volunteers "proved that we are capable", she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Irish public opinion has been strongly pro-Palestinian for decades, partly from a sense of historical identification and deeply ingrained anti-colonial or anti-imperialist attitudes.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

They are not the first comedians to have had their work edited or removed in recent years, as societal attitudes have shifted.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Mike Madrid, a political consultant and expert on Latino voting patterns, cautioned against viewing divergent Latino political attitudes as driven predominantly by gender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Once again, the war years shaped and hardened his convictions on this score, though the basic attitudes on which they rested were in place long before he assumed command of the Continental Army.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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