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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stance /stæns/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the bearing of the body while standing, esp. in sports:He assumed a karate stance.
- a mental or emotional position or opinion taken with respect to something:the governor's stance on the issue of aid to higher education.
See -stan-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stance (stans),USA pronunciation n. - the position or bearing of the body while standing:legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.
- a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something:They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.
- [Sports.]the relative position of the feet, as in addressing a golf ball or in making a stroke.
- Vulgar Latin *stantia, derivative of Latin stant- (stem of stāns), present participle of stāre to stand
- Old French estance (standing) position
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stance /stæns; stɑːns/ n - the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
- the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc
- general emotional or intellectual attitude: a leftist stance
- Scot a place where buses or taxis wait
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin stāns, from stāre to stand |