Your stance on a particular matter is your attitude to it.
The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle.
They have maintained a consistently neutral stance.
His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
Synonyms: attitude, stand, position, viewpoint More Synonyms of stance
2. countable noun [usually singular]
Your stance is the way that you are standing.
[formal]
Take a comfortably wide stance and flex your knees a little.
Synonyms: posture, carriage, bearing, deportment More Synonyms of stance
stance in British English
(stæns, stɑːns)
noun
1.
the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
2. sport
the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc
3.
general emotional or intellectual attitude
a leftist stance
4. Scottish
a place where buses or taxis wait
5. mountaineering
a place at the top of a pitch where a climber can stand and belay
Word origin
C16: via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin stāns, from stāre to stand
stance in American English
(stæns)
noun
1.
the way a person or animal stands; standing posture, with special reference to placement of the feet, as the posture of a golfer, baseball batter, etc.
2. US
the attitude adopted in confronting or dealing with a particular situation
a belligerent political stance
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈposture
Word origin
OFr estance < VL *stantia < L stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare, to stand
COBUILD Collocations
stance
firm stance
tough stance
Examples of 'stance' in a sentence
stance
It is fashionable to take a firm stance on clutter.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His father watched him take his stance.
Kevin Cook Tommy's Honour: The Extraordinary Story of Golf's Founding Father and Son (2007)
Expect rigorous formal argument and an unforgiving intellectual stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What is his emotional position or stance as both a son and the writer of the essay?
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
That stance raises one obvious problem concerning the other fly halves in the squad.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps those in charge of our big pub companies might try adopting a similar stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If only we could adopt a similar stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Barclays is thought to be adopting a similar stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Again, the stance varies from one company to another.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Some backbench MPs took a similar stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She had witnessed telephone conversations in which he was aggressive with staff and adopted a similar stance with former colleagues in the office.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To help him it is important that you both take a stronger stance and adjust the distorted dynamic that may exist in your family.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I have taken a moral stance on two key issues: tobacco and the arms trade.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I could report from a neutral stance, an essential for an interim pastor.
Christianity Today (2000)
If your aim, posture and stance are good, you will hit it further anyway.
The Sun (2010)
By contrast, Britain has taken a tough stance on not paying.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's a refreshingly candid stance, and one that feels very now.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The South Yorkshire force is also keen to repair some of the damage of the past by taking a similar stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their basic stance was one of acceptance of (capitalist) liberal democracy as established in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
Peace's comments suggested he still thought the original stance the correct one: that there was not much of a case to answer.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
stance
British English: stance NOUN
Your stance on a particular matter is your attitude to it.
The company has agreed to reconsider its stance on the issue.
American English: stance
Brazilian Portuguese: posição
Chinese: > 态度对某事的
European Spanish: postura
French: position
German: Haltung
Italian: posizione
Japanese: 姿勢
Korean: > 태도특정한 일에 대한
European Portuguese: posição
Latin American Spanish: postura
Chinese translation of 'stance'
stance
(stæns)
n(c)
(= posture) 站立姿势(勢) (zhànlì zīshì)
(= attitude) 态(態)度 (tàidu) (种(種), zhǒng)
1 (noun)
Definition
an attitude towards a particular matter
They have maintained a consistently neutral stance.
Synonyms
attitude
the general change in attitude towards them
stand
His tough stand won some grudging admiration.
position
He usually takes a moderate position.
viewpoint
The novel is written from the murderer's viewpoint.
What's your viewpoint on this issue?
standpoint
From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just ridiculous.
2 (noun)
Definition
the manner and position in which a person stands
The detective shifted her stance from one foot to the other.
Synonyms
posture
She walked haltingly and her posture was stooped.
carriage
Her voice is cultured and her carriage is regal.
bearing
She later wrote warmly of his bearing and behaviour.
deportment
Deportment and poise were considered important for young people.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bearing
Definition
a person's general social conduct
She later wrote warmly of his bearing and behaviour.
Synonyms
manner,
attitude,
conduct,
appearance,
aspect,
presence,
behaviour,
tone,
carriage,
posture,
demeanour,
deportment,
mien (literary),
air,
comportment
in the sense of carriage
Definition
the way a person holds and moves his or her head and body
Her voice is cultured and her carriage is regal.
Synonyms
bearing,
posture,
gait,
deportment,
air
in the sense of deportment
Definition
the way in which a person moves and stands
Deportment and poise were considered important for young people.
Synonyms
bearing,
conduct,
behaviour,
manner,
stance,
carriage,
posture,
demeanour,
air,
mien (literary),
comportment
Synonyms of 'stance'
stance
Explore 'stance' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of position
Definition
point of view
He usually takes a moderate position.
Synonyms
attitude,
view,
perspective,
point of view,
standing,
opinion,
belief,
angle,
stance,
outlook,
posture,
viewpoint,
slant,
way of thinking,
standpoint
in the sense of stand
Definition
a firmly held opinion
His tough stand won some grudging admiration.
Synonyms
position,
attitude,
stance,
opinion,
determination,
standpoint,
firm stand
in the sense of standpoint
Definition
a point of view from which a matter is considered
From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just ridiculous.
Synonyms
point of view,
position,
angle,
viewpoint,
stance,
vantage point
in the sense of viewpoint
Definition
a person's attitude towards something
The novel is written from the murderer's viewpoint.What's your viewpoint on this issue?