attitude vs disposition

disposition vs attitude

attitude and disposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attitude	Yes	No	No	No
disposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disposition is a hyponym of attitude; that is, disposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attitude:

attitude: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
disposition: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Other hyponyms of attitude include acceptance, credence, culture, defensive, defensive attitude, hardball, high horse, southernism, mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook, paternalism, position, posture, stance, inclination, tendency, tolerance, intolerance, esteem, regard, respect, disrespect, reverence, irreverence, orientation, apoliticism, politicalness, anti-traditionalism, Byronism, democratism, europhilia, permissivism.

attitude (noun)	disposition (noun)
a theatrical pose created for effect	the act or means of getting rid of something
the arrangement of the body and its limbs	your usual mood
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways	a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Difference between attitude and disposition

Words related to "disposition"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.