Disposition
WordNet
noun
(1) The act or means of getting rid of something
(2) Your usual mood
"He has a happy disposition"
(3) A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
"A swelling with a disposition to rupture"
(4) An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
"He had an inclination to give up too easily"
"A tendency to be too strict"
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Etymology
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Noun
- The arrangement or placement of certain things
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances
- I have little disposition now to do as you say.
- Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
- Temperamental makeup or habitual mood
- She has a sunny disposition.
- He has such a foul disposition.
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- He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
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- Control over something
- You will have full disposition of these funds.
- Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another
- The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
- Final decision or settlement
- The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
- The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery
- The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care.
- The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord
- This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.