proneness

  • 1Proneness — 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… …

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  • 2proneness — index affection, bias, character (personal quality), characteristic, conatus, disposition (inclination), favor ( …

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  • 3proneness — 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 …

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  • 4proneness — 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… …

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  • 5proneness — noun being disposed to do something accident proneness • Derivationally related forms: ↑prone • Hypernyms: ↑disposition …

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  • 6proneness to error — index frailty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7proneness — noun see prone …

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  • 8proneness — See pronely. * * * …

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  • 9proneness — (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 …

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  • 10proneness — prone·ness || prəʊnɪs n. liability, predisposition; inclination, tendency; state of lying flat with the face downward …

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