Posture and Shape

Posture

Posture noun - A general way of holding the body.

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Shape and posture are semantically related in body topic. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead a noun "Posture".

Nearby Words: posturing, postured, postural

Shape noun - A state of being or fitness.

Usage example: she was in good shape after having worked outdoors all summer long

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Posture and shape are semantically related in body topic. Sometimes you can use "Posture" instead a noun "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

human	human posture	human shape
good	good posture	good shape
best	best posture	best shape
long	long posture	long shape
Other adjectives: exact, distinctive, normal, perfect, proper, poor, large, great, huge, wrong, bad, terrible, horrible, excellent, unique, general, odd, strange, bizarre, overall, humanoid, facial.

Weight loss changes everything: body shape, posture, manner of walking, and in other subtle ways.

Source: Clark Kenting
Add to that the long shape and restriction of the garment forcing one to adopt a lady-like elegance (or, for guys, a tall and dignified posture) and, well... what's not to like?

Source: Kimono Fanservice
Another criminal duo got a bunch of Judge uniforms to carry out a robbery as well, but their disguise was so bad (the crooks had bad posture, were horribly out of shape and even wore their eagles on the wrong shoulder) that Dredd spotted them immediately.

Source: Impersonating an Officer

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