proneness
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Proneness — Prone ness, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of lying with the face down; opposed to {supineness}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proneness — index affection, bias, character (personal quality), characteristic, conatus, disposition (inclination), favor ( … Law dictionary
proneness — noun a) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. b) The state of lying with the face down. Ant: supineness … Wiktionary
proneness — prone ► ADJECTIVE 1) (prone to/to do) likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience (something unfortunate). 2) lying flat, especially face downwards. 3) archaic with a downward slope or direction. DERIVATIVES proneness noun. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
proneness — noun being disposed to do something accident proneness • Derivationally related forms: ↑prone • Hypernyms: ↑disposition … Useful english dictionary
proneness to error — index frailty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
proneness — noun see prone … New Collegiate Dictionary
proneness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An inclination to something: bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn. See APPROACH, LIKE … English dictionary for students
proneness — prone·ness || prəʊnɪs n. liability, predisposition; inclination, tendency; state of lying flat with the face downward … English contemporary dictionary
proneness — n. 1. Disposition, tendency, proclivity, inclination, bias, bent, propensity, aptness, turn, leaning, predisposition, ply. 2. Descent, declivity … New dictionary of synonyms
