proneness
- a word derived from prone.
Example Sentences
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In the study, participants first completed the Boredom Proneness Scale, which is a personality test used to determine need for external stimulation.
From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2020
The Boredom Proneness Scale, devised in 1986, is a standard way to measure how easily someone loses interest in what is going on and starts to crave other stimulation.
From Nature • Jan. 11, 2016
But some individuals are more likely to be bored than others, and to help measure this, researchers developed a “Boredom Proneness Scale” in the 1980s.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2012
Indeed, take a look at recent academic studies indebted to the Boredom Proneness Scale and the legitimate nutritionists advocating "meal monotony" as a way to get thinner.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2011
Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
