Definition of Stance

1. Noun. Standing posture.

Generic synonyms: Attitude, Position, Posture
Specialized synonyms: Address, Attention, Erectness, Uprightness
Derivative terms: Stand

2. Noun. A rationalized mental attitude.
Exact synonyms: Position, Posture
Generic synonyms: Attitude, Mental Attitude
Specialized synonyms: Hard Line, Point Of View, Stand, Standpoint, Viewpoint
Derivative terms: Stand

Definition of Stance

1. n. A stanza.

2. n. The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke.

Definition of Stance

1. Noun. The manner, posture, or pose in which one stands. ¹

2. Noun. One’s opinion or point of view. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stance

1. a manner of standing [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stance

stamper
stampers
stamping
stamping ground
stamping grounds
stamping machine
stamping mill
stamping out
stampings
stampless
stamps
stamps out
stampt
stamulumab
stanazolol
stance (current term)
stances
stanch
stanched
stanchel
stanchels
stancher
stanchers
stanches
stanchest
stanching
stanchion
stanchioned
stanchioning
stanchions

Literary usage of Stance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys by OECD Economic Surveys (2005)
"Policy stance, 2001-2005 Structural budget balance,1 % of GDP Structural budget balance,1 % of GDP -2 -1 1 3 4 Real short-term interest rate,2 % 1. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... b. b, Ь, Ь, perforate surfaces of the primary wall of four tiers of chambers, from which the ¡secondary shell ьаЬ- stance has been cleared away ; c', ..."

3. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1805)
"... Sub~ stance, winch possesses the principal characteristic Properties of Tannin. By Charles Hatchett, Esq. FRS Read June 27, 1805. ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"Upon the trial the plaintiff testified, In sub- . stance, as follows: "I loaned my brother, the defendant, $1000 In June, MOR. He was 20 years old at that ..."

5. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent, Charles M. Barnes (1884)
"... non-delivery of goods at the time of the sale oy mortgage was only prima facie evidence of fraud, and a circum. stance which admitted of explanation. ..."

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