'Stance' definitions:

Definition of 'stance'

(from WordNet)
noun
Standing posture
noun
A rationalized mental attitude [syn: position, stance, posture]

Definition of 'Stance'

From: GCIDE
  • Stance \Stance\ (st[a^]ns), n. [OF. estance. See Stanza.]
  • 1. A stanza. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Golf, Baseball) The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke or at bat. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  • 4. the mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts in respect to something. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'stance'

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