adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌætɪˈt͡ʃuːdɪnəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/
US:/ˌætɪˈtudɪnəl/
US:[ˌæɾɪˈtudɪnəl]
CMU ARPABET:AE2 T AH0 T UW1 D AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Expressive of or pertaining to attitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 2
A particle that conveys the emotion, tone, mood, or feeling of the speaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: specifically conlanging
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to attitudes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From Italian attitudine + -al, from Latin aptitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -al.
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