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posture vs slouch

slouch vs posture

posture and slouch both are nouns.

posture and slouch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
posture Yes No Yes No
slouch Yes No Yes No
As nouns, slouch is a hyponym of posture; that is, slouch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than posture:
  • posture: characteristic way of bearing one's body
  • slouch: a stooping carriage in standing and walking
Other hyponyms of posture include manner of walking, walk, gracefulness, awkwardness, clumsiness.
posture (noun) slouch (noun)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a stooping carriage in standing and walking
characteristic way of bearing one's body an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
a rationalized mental attitude
posture (verb) slouch (verb)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes walk slovenly
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others assume a drooping posture or carriage
Difference between posture and slouch

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