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disposition
[ dis-puh-zish-uhn ]
noun
- the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude:
I'd like to thank the general manager for his hospitality, kindness, and always cheerful disposition.
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- state of mind regarding something; inclination:
a disposition to gamble.
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- physical inclination or tendency:
the disposition of ice to melt when heated.
- arrangement or placing, as of troops or buildings:
Strategists came to the conference with divergent views regarding the best disposition of Allied forces.
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- final settlement of a matter, especially of a legal matter:
The accused was detained for seven months while awaiting disposition of his case.
In the event that we receive a formal complaint, we reserve the right to suspend service pending final disposition of the matter.
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- bestowal or transfer of care or ownership, as by a gift, sale, or bequest:
The patient expressed her intentions regarding the disposition of certain pieces of her property upon her death, including the farm scene painting.
- the disposal or discarding of something, or the power to make decisions about use or disposal:
The final decision on the disposition of the deceased's body or remains belongs with the family.
Synonyms:
the disposition of God.
disposition
/ ˌɪəˈɪʃə /
noun
- a person's usual temperament or frame of mind
- a natural or acquired tendency, inclination, or habit in a person or thing
- 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 struck Compare occurrent
- archaic.manner of placing or arranging
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- 徱···پDz· adjective
- ·徱···پDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of disposition1
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Example Sentences
The agency finally approved the company’s marketing of tests to determine genetic dispositions to 10 health conditions, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and certain blood clotting disorders, in 2017.
Early this year, court officials ordered all early disposition hearings to be moved from the main criminal courthouse to the Bauchet Street courtroom near the downtown jails, according to court spokesman Rob Oftring Jr.
When Sophia was born in late February 2009, at first they just marveled at her sweet disposition and bright, expressive eyes.
A cool head, an unfeeling heart, and a cowardly disposition prompted him, at the age of nineteen, to assume the mask of hypocrisy, which he never afterwards laid aside….
"We can see a change in dishonest disposition over that decade or so," he says.
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