Definition of Disposition in English :

Define Disposition in English

Disposition meaning in English

Meaning of Disposition in English

Pronunciation of Disposition in English

Disposition pronunciation in English

Pronounce Disposition in English

Disposition

see synonyms of disposition

Noun

1. disposition, temperament

your usual mood

Example Sentences:
'he has a happy disposition'

2. disposal, disposition

the act or means of getting rid of something

3. disposition, inclination, tendency

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Example Sentences:
'he had an inclination to give up too easily'
'a tendency to be too strict'

4. disposition

a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

Example Sentences:
'a swelling with a disposition to rupture'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Disposition

see synonyms of disposition
noun
1. 
a person's usual temperament or frame of mind
2. 
a natural or acquired tendency, inclination, or habit in a person or thing
3.  another word for disposal (sense 2), disposal (sense 3), disposal (sense 4), disposal (sense 5)
4. philosophy, logic
a property that consists not in the present state of an object, but in its propensity to change in a certain way under certain conditions, as brittleness which consists in the propensity to break when struck
Compare occurrent
5. archaic
manner of placing or arranging

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Disposition

see synonyms of disposition
noun
1. 
a putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
the disposition of the troops
2. 
management or settlement of affairs
3. 
a selling or giving away, as of property
4. 
a getting rid of something
the disposition of wastes
5. 
the power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
6. 
an inclination or tendency
a disposition to quarrel
7. 
one's customary frame of mind; one's nature or temperament

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Disposition

see synonyms of disposition
n.
1. One's usual mood; temperament: a sweet disposition.
2.
a. A habitual inclination; a tendency: a disposition to disagree.
b. A physical property or tendency: a swelling with a disposition to rupture.
3. Arrangement, positioning, or distribution: a cheerful disposition of colors and textures; a convoy oriented into a north-south disposition.
4. An act of disposing; a bestowal or transfer to another.
5. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose: the funds that were put at her disposition.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.