Pose vs. Posture
Difference Between Pose and Posture
Posenoun
(archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
Posturenoun
The way a person holds and positions their body.
Posenoun
Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).
Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.Posturenoun
A situation or condition.
Posenoun
Affectation.
Posturenoun
One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
Poseverb
(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
To pose a model for a picture.Posturenoun
(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
Poseverb
(transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
Postureverb
(intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?Poseverb
(transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
Postureverb
(intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.Poseverb
(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
Postureverb
(transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
to posture oneself; to posture a modelPoseverb
(intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
Posturenoun
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;
he assumed an attitude of surrenderPoseverb
To interrogate; to question.
Posturenoun
characteristic way of bearing one's body;
stood with good posturePoseverb
To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
Posturenoun
a rationalized mental attitude
Poseverb
(obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.
Posturenoun
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;
we faced an army of great strengthpoliticians have neglected our military posturePoseverb
to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.
Postureverb
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!She postured and made a total fool of herselfPoseverb
To perplex or confuse (someone).
Postureverb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes;
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so oftenPosenoun
affected manners intended to impress others;
don't put on airs with mePosenoun
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
Posenoun
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Poseverb
introduce;
This poses an interesting questionPoseverb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes;
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so oftenPoseverb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions;
She posed as the Czar's daughterPoseverb
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!She postured and made a total fool of herselfPoseverb
put into a certain place or abstract location;
Put your things hereSet the tray downSet the dogs on the scent of the missing childrenPlace emphasis on a certain pointPoseverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!Got me--I don't know the answer!a vexing problemThis question really stuck me
