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Disposition
Disˊpo-si′tion
,Noun.
1.
The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal;
as, the
. disposition
of a man’s property by willWho have received the law by the
disposition
of angels. Acts vii. 53.
The
disposition
of the work, to put all things in a beautiful order and harmony, that the whole may be of a piece. Dryden.
2.
The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged; distribution; arrangement; order;
as, the
disposition
of the trees in an orchard; the disposition
of the several parts of an edifice.3.
Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural constitution; nature; quality;
as, a
disposition
in plants to grow in a direction upward; a disposition
in bodies to putrefaction.4.
Conscious inclination; propension or propensity.
How stands your
disposition
to be married? Shakespeare
5.
Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men; temper of mind.
“A man of turbulent disposition.” Hallam.
“He is of a very melancholy disposition.” Shak.
His
disposition
led him to do things agreeable to his quality and condition wherein God had placed him. Strype.
6.
Mood; humor.
Syn. – Disposal; adjustment; regulation; arrangement; distribution; order; method; adaptation; inclination; propensity; bestowment; alienation; character; temper; mood. –
Disposition
, Character
, Temper
. Disposition is the natural humor of a person, the predominating quality of his character, the constitutional habit of his mind. Character is this disposition influenced by motive, training, and will. Temper is a quality of the fiber of character, and is displayed chiefly when the emotions, especially the passions, are aroused. Webster 1828 Edition
Disposition
DISPOSITION
,Noun.
1.
The act of disposing, or state of being disposed.2.
Manner in which things or the parts of a complex body are placed or arranged; order; method; distribution; arrangement. We speak of the disposition of the infantry and cavalry of an army; the disposition of the trees in an orchard; the disposition of the several parts of an edifice, of the parts of a discourse, or of the figures in painting.3.
Natural fitness or tendency. The refrangibility of the rays of light is their disposition to be refracted. So we say, a disposition in plants to grow in a direction upwards; a disposition in bodies to putrefaction.4.
Temper or natural constitution of the mind; as an amiable or an irritable disposition.5.
Inclination; propensity; the temper or frame of mind, as directed to particular objects. We speak of the disposition of a person to undertake a particular work; the dispositions of men towards each other; a disposition friendly to any design.6.
Disposal; alienation; distribution; a giving away or giving over to another; as, he has made disposition of his effects; he has satisfied his friends by the judicious disposition of his property.Definition 2024
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English
Noun
disposition (plural dispositions)
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- I have little disposition now to do as you say.
- Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
- Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
- She has a sunny disposition.
- He has such a foul disposition.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book III, chapter ii
- He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
- Control over something.
- You will have full disposition of these funds.
- (law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
- The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
- (law) Final decision or settlement.
- The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
- (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery.
- The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care.
- (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
- This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.
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Translations
tendency or inclination
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The arrangement or placement of certain things
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Temperamental makeup or habitual mood
Verb
disposition (third-person singular simple present dispositions, present participle dispositioning, simple past and past participle dispositioned)
- To remove or place in a different position.
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French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin dispositiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
disposition f (plural dispositions)
- arrangement; layout
- disposal; the ability or authority to use something
- step; arrangement; measure
- disposition; tendency
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Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin dispositiō.
Noun
disposition f (oblique plural dispositions, nominative singular disposition, nominative plural dispositions)