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- Dictionarystance/stɑːns/
noun
- 1. the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person's posture: "she altered her stance, resting all her weight on one leg" Similar
- 2. a site on a street for a market, street vendor's stall, bus stop, or taxi rank. Scottish
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STANCE definition: 1. a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion: 2. a…. Learn more.
1. chiefly Scotland. a. : station. b. : site. 2. a. : a way of standing or being placed : posture. b. : intellectual or emotional attitude. took an antiwar stance. 3. a. : the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing. b. : the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates. Synonyms. attitude
noun. the position or bearing of the body while standing: 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.
Your stance is your posture or the way you stand. Figuratively, if you take a stance against bullying, you are standing against it. If you take a stance on a contentious issue, it means you believe strongly about it one way or the other.
STANCE definition: 1. an opinion or belief about something, especially if you say it in public: 2. the way that…. Learn more.
Definition of stance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. countable noun [usually singular] 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.
