A general cast of mind with regard to something

• attitude

  1. A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition:
  2. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:
  3. A manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that shows one's disposition, opinion, etc.

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  1. A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition:
  2. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:
  3. A manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that shows one's disposition, opinion, etc.

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• feeling

  1. The sense of touch:
  2. A kindly, generous attitude; sympathy, pity, etc.
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:

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  1. The sense of touch:
  2. A kindly, generous attitude; sympathy, pity, etc.
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:

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Something believed or accepted as true by a person

• belief

  1. Anything believed or accepted as true; esp., a creed, doctrine, or tenet
  2. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
  3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.

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  1. Anything believed or accepted as true; esp., a creed, doctrine, or tenet
  2. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
  3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.

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• conviction

  1. The state of being found or proved guilty:
  2. (Law) The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
  3. The state or appearance of being convinced:

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  1. The state of being found or proved guilty:
  2. (Law) The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
  3. The state or appearance of being convinced:

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• feeling

  1. The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art:
  2. The sense of touch:
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:

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  1. The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art:
  2. The sense of touch:
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:

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• idea

  1. (Philos.) According to Plato, any of the unchanging, eternal, intelligible models or archetypes of which all material things are only imperfect imitations and from which their existence derives: in modern philosophy, used variously to mean the immediate object of thought, absolute truth, etc.
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:

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  1. (Philos.) According to Plato, any of the unchanging, eternal, intelligible models or archetypes of which all material things are only imperfect imitations and from which their existence derives: in modern philosophy, used variously to mean the immediate object of thought, absolute truth, etc.
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:

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• mind

  1. The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines:
  2. Focus of thought; attention:
  3. The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup:

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  1. The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines:
  2. Focus of thought; attention:
  3. The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup:

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• notion

  1. A mental image; an idea or conception:
  2. A belief; opinion; view
  3. A mental image; general idea

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  1. A mental image; an idea or conception:
  2. A belief; opinion; view
  3. A mental image; general idea

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• opinion

  1. (Law) A court's formal, usually written statement explaining its reasons for its decision in a case.
  2. An evaluation, impression, or estimation of the quality or worth of a person or thing
  3. A belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid, or probable to one's own mind; judgment

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  1. (Law) A court's formal, usually written statement explaining its reasons for its decision in a case.
  2. An evaluation, impression, or estimation of the quality or worth of a person or thing
  3. A belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid, or probable to one's own mind; judgment

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• persuasion

  1. A strong belief; conviction
  2. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
  3. (Informal) Kind, sort, sex, etc.

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  1. A strong belief; conviction
  2. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
  3. (Informal) Kind, sort, sex, etc.

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• position

  1. The manner in which a person or thing is placed or posed, or the manner in which parts are arranged [a dog in a sitting position]; specif., any of various customary postures assumed by an individual [the lotus position] or a couple [the missionary position]
  2. The way in which something is placed:
  3. A point of view or attitude on a certain question:

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  1. The manner in which a person or thing is placed or posed, or the manner in which parts are arranged [a dog in a sitting position]; specif., any of various customary postures assumed by an individual [the lotus position] or a couple [the missionary position]
  2. The way in which something is placed:
  3. A point of view or attitude on a certain question:

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• view

  1. A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle:
  2. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  3. An individual and personal perception, judgment, or interpretation; an opinion:

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  1. A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle:
  2. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  3. An individual and personal perception, judgment, or interpretation; an opinion:

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A complex and usually strong subjective response, such as love or hate

• affection

  1. A tender feeling toward another; fondness.
  2. A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
  3. Fond or tender feeling; warm liking

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  1. A tender feeling toward another; fondness.
  2. A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
  3. Fond or tender feeling; warm liking

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• affectivity

  1. Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.

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  1. Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.

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• emotion

  1. A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling:
  2. Any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.
  3. Strong feeling; excitement

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  1. A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling:
  2. Any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.
  3. Strong feeling; excitement

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• feeling

  1. The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art:
  2. The sense of touch:
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:

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  1. The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art:
  2. The sense of touch:
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:

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The capacity for or an act of responding to a stimulus

• feeling

  1. Appreciative regard or understanding:
  2. A sensation experienced through this sense:
  3. The sense of touch:

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  1. Appreciative regard or understanding:
  2. A sensation experienced through this sense:
  3. The sense of touch:

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• sensation

  1. A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition:
  2. The power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism
  3. An immediate reaction to external stimulation of a sense organ; conscious feeling or sense impression

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  1. A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition:
  2. The power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism
  3. An immediate reaction to external stimulation of a sense organ; conscious feeling or sense impression

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• sense

  1. A meaning that is conveyed, as in speech or writing; signification:
  2. Judgment; consensus:
  3. A vague feeling or presentiment:

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  1. A meaning that is conveyed, as in speech or writing; signification:
  2. Judgment; consensus:
  3. A vague feeling or presentiment:

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• sensibility

  1. The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another
  2. (Chiefly in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
  3. The capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel

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  1. The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another
  2. (Chiefly in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
  3. The capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel

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• sensitiveness

  1. The ability to perceive sensation.
  2. The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.

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  1. The ability to perceive sensation.
  2. The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.

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• sensitivity

  1. The capacity to respond to changes in the environment.
  2. The degree of response of a receiver or instrument to an incoming signal or to a change in the incoming signal, as in FM radio.
  3. The quality or condition of being sensitive:

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  1. The capacity to respond to changes in the environment.
  2. The degree of response of a receiver or instrument to an incoming signal or to a change in the incoming signal, as in FM radio.
  3. The quality or condition of being sensitive:

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Emotion

• sensibility

  1. (Chiefly in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
  2. The capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel
  3. The capacity to respond perceptively to intellectual, moral, or aesthetic values; delicate, sensitive awareness or responsiveness

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  1. (Chiefly in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
  2. The capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel
  3. The capacity to respond perceptively to intellectual, moral, or aesthetic values; delicate, sensitive awareness or responsiveness

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• predilection

  1. Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  2. A special liking for something; a preference.
  3. A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)

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  1. Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  2. A special liking for something; a preference.
  3. A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)

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• tender feeling

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An opinion; often plural

• view

  1. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  2. A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle:
  3. Field of vision:

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  1. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  2. A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle:
  3. Field of vision:

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• attitude

  1. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.
  2. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:
  3. (Aeron.) The position of an aircraft or spacecraft in relation to a given line or plane, as the horizon

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  1. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.
  2. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:
  3. (Aeron.) The position of an aircraft or spacecraft in relation to a given line or plane, as the horizon

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• way of thinking

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