disposition
[ dis-puh-zish-uhn ]
/ ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən /
noun
SYNONYMS FOR disposition
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Origin of disposition
synonym study for disposition
1. Disposition, temper, temperament refer to the aspects and habits of mind and emotion that one displays over a length of time. Disposition is the natural or prevailing aspect of one's mind as shown in behavior and in relationships with others: a happy disposition; a selfish disposition. Temper sometimes denotes the essential quality of one's nature: a glacial temper; usually it has to do with propensity toward anger: an even temper; a quick or hot temper. Temperament refers to the particular balance of emotions determining a person's character: an artistic temperament.
OTHER WORDS FROM disposition
dis·po·si·tion·al, adjectivere·dis·po·si·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for disposition
But since Conor focuses more on the positive attributes of “dispositional” religion, I want to give most of my attention to that.
Olsen divides GOP primary voters into two camps—“dispositional conservatives” and “ideological conservatives.”
The one etiological group then becomes split up into two which may be designated as the dispositional and the definitive groups.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex|Sigmund Freud
British Dictionary definitions for disposition
disposition
/ (ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən) /
noun
a person's usual temperament or frame of mind
a natural or acquired tendency, inclination, or habit in a person or thing
another word for disposal (def. 2), disposal (def. 3), disposal (def. 4), disposal (def. 5)
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 struckCompare occurrent
archaic manner of placing or arranging
Derived forms of disposition
dispositional, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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