Pose — synonyms, definition

1. pose (Noun)

affectation affectedness air airs attitude carriage configuration figure frame mannerism place poise port position post posture shape spot stance stand • • •

pose (Noun) — Affected manners intended to impress others.

pose (Noun) — A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes.

pose (Noun) — A deliberate pretence or exaggerated display.

affectedness attitude effeteness feigning position posture pretence pretending pretense simulation attitude radical chic

2. pose (Verb)

act advance assert baffle beat bedevil befuddle bewilder confound confuse discombobulate dissemble dumbfound extend flummox fox fuddle get gravel impersonate • • •

pose (Verb) — (of a question, problem, etc) ask, set or introduce. ex. "This poses an interesting question"

pose (Verb) — (art) assume a posture as for artistic purposes. ex. "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

pose (Verb) — Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions. ex. "She posed as the Czar's daughter"

pose (Verb) — Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others. ex. "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"

pose (Verb) — Cause to have a certain (possibly abstract) location. ex. "pose your things here"

pose (Verb) — Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.

acquit be bear behave betray carry comport comprise conduct constitute deceive deport displace display exhibit expose lead astray make up move represent appose arrange attitudinise attitudinize barrel bed bottle bucket butt clap cock coffin cram demoralise demoralize deposit disorient disorientate dispose docket • • • posed unposed