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Definition of Disposition
1. Noun. Your usual mood. "He has a happy disposition"
Specialized synonyms: Aloneness, Loneliness, Lonesomeness, Solitariness, Animalism, Physicality, Bloodiness, Bloodthirstiness, Heart, Spirit, Nervousness, Esprit De Corps, Morale, Team Spirit, Moodiness, Blood, Perfectionism, Permissiveness, Tolerance, Restrictiveness, Unpermissiveness, Good Nature, Agreeability, Agreeableness, Ill Nature, Disagreeableness, Willingness, Involuntariness, Unwillingness, Friendliness, Unsociability, Unsociableness, Unfriendliness, Calm, Calmness, Composure, Equanimity, Discomposure, Optimism, Pessimism, Epicurism, Gourmandism
Generic synonyms: Nature
Terms within: Cheer, Cheerfulness, Sunniness, Sunshine, Uncheerfulness
Attributes: Willing, Unwilling
Derivative terms: Temperamental
2. Noun. The act or means of getting rid of something.
Generic synonyms: Act, Deed, Human Action, Human Activity
Specialized synonyms: Appointment, Comb-out, Giving, Abandonment, Mine Disposal, Sewage Disposal, Lending, Loaning
Derivative terms: Dispose, Dispose, Dispose
3. Noun. An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others. "A tendency to be too strict"
Generic synonyms: Attitude, Mental Attitude
Specialized synonyms: Direction, Drift, Movement, Trend, Call, Denominationalism, Devices, Sympathy, Understanding, Favoritism, Favouritism, Leaning, Proclivity, Propensity, Bent, Set, Literalism, Perseveration, Predisposition, Favor, Favour, Disapproval, Disfavor, Disfavour, Dislike, Partiality, Partisanship, Impartiality, Nonpartisanship
Derivative terms: Dispose, Incline, Incline, Tend, Tendencious, Tendentious
4. Noun. A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing. "A swelling with a disposition to rupture"
Specialized synonyms: Aptness, Propensity, Mordacity, Predisposition, Proneness, Separatism, Inclination, Tendency
Definition of Disposition
1. n. The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.
Definition of Disposition
1. Noun. The arrangement or placement of certain things ¹
2. Noun. Tendency or inclination under given circumstances ¹
3. Noun. Temperamental makeup or habitual mood ¹
4. Noun. Control over something ¹
5. Noun. (legal) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another ¹
6. Noun. (legal) Final decision or settlement ¹
7. Noun. (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery ¹
8. Noun. (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord ¹
9. Verb. To remove or place in a different position. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disposition
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Disposition
1. A tendency either physical or mental toward certain diseases. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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