STANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stance mean? 

• STANCE (noun)
  The noun STANCE has 2 senses:

1. standing posture

2. a rationalized mental attitude

  Familiarity information: STANCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Standing posture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("stance" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stance"):

address (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)

attention (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review)

erectness; uprightness (the property of being upright in posture)

Derivation:

stand (be standing; be upright)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rationalized mental attitude

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

position; posture; stance

Hypernyms ("stance" is a kind of...):

attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stance"):

hard line (a firm and uncompromising stance or position)

point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint (a mental position from which things are viewed)

Derivation:

stand (have or maintain a position or stand on an issue)

 Context examples 

In most cases, that’s not an ideal stance.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

On its quadruped stance, an average specimen is believed to be 1.2 meters tall and its maximum height was likely to be reached two years after birth.

(Brazil and China scientists unearth pterosaur eggs with preserved embryos, Agência Brasil)

Titanosaurian sauropods, the group that includes Rukwatitan, were herbivorous dinosaurs known for their iconic large body sizes, long necks and wide stance.

(Paleontologists discover new species of titanosaurian dinosaur in Tanzania, NSF)

If you become pregnant and want a baby, but it is a little too early, you might reconsider your stance.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

With the addition of Mars in your second house of income, you would be willing to take a strong, assertive stance to protect your income.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)