disposition
noun/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
- [countable, usually singular] (formal) the natural qualities of a person’s character synonym temperament
- to have a cheerful disposition
- people of a nervous disposition
Extra Examples- These dogs show a very sociable disposition.
- This film is not recommended for those of a nervous disposition.
- Some scenes aren't recommended for viewers of a nervous disposition.
- Tom was everybody's favourite with his bouncy, cheerful disposition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cheerful
- cheery
- happy
- …
- have
- show
- of a… disposition
- [countable, usually singular] disposition to/towards something | disposition to do something (formal) a quality of tending to behave in a particular way
- to have/show a disposition towards violence
- Do people have a natural disposition to be good?
- [countable, usually singular] (formal) the way something is placed or arranged synonym arrangement
- [countable, uncountable] (law) a formal act of giving property or money to somebody
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispositio(n-), from disponere ‘arrange’, influenced by dispositus ‘arranged’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
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