English → Latin
“attitude” in Latin
statusstate, status, condition; position, place; rank, statushabeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)metusfear, dread, anxiety, apprehension; awe, reverence
The English word attitude itself goes back to Latin apīscor, through aptitūdō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attitude
status (manner in which anything stands: hence, also, position of a combatant): habitus: corporis habitus (attitude). To throw himself into an attitude of surprise, fear, flattery, etc. (of an orator), in habitum admirationis, metus, adulationis se fingere (Quint.): an unseemly attitude, status indecorus. An erect attitude, status erectus or Cels.. To have a statue made in that attitude, illo statu statuam fieri voluit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attitude?
- The usual Latin words for “attitude” are status, habeō, metus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.