disposition

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Disposition

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Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin disposition-, dispositio, from disponere.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%dIs.p@"zI.S@n/
(US) IPA: /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃɪn/, X-SAMPA: /%dIs.p@"zI.SIn/
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Noun

disposition (plural dispositions)

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.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book III, chapter ii
  He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
Control over something
You will have full disposition of these funds.
(law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another
The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
(law) Final decision or settlement
The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
(medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery
The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care.
(music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord
This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.

Derived terms

dispositional
ambulatory disposition
disposition hearing
testamentary disposition

Related terms

Translations

tendency or inclination

Bulgarian: предразположение (bg) (predrazpoloženie) n, склонност (bg) (sklonnost) f
Czech: náchylnost (cs) f
Dutch: gezindheid (nl) f
French: disposition (fr) f
German: Neigung (de) f

Greek: κλίση (el) (klísi) f, τάση (el) (tási) f, ροπή (el) (ropí) f
Romanian: înclinație (ro) f (spre, către), dispoziție (ro) f (spre, către)
Russian: предрасположение (ru) (predraspoložénije) n, склонность (ru) (sklónnostʹ) f
Scottish Gaelic: nàdar (gd) m

The arrangement or placement of certain things

Bulgarian: разоложение (bg) (razoloženie) n, разставяне (bg) (razstavjane) n
French: disposition (fr) f
German: Einteilung (de) f, Gliederung (de) f
Greek: διευθέτηση (el) (diefthétisi) f, διάταξη (el) (diátaxi) f, ρύθμιση (el) (rýthmisi) f

Romanian: dispozitiv (ro) n
Russian: расположение (ru) (raspoložénije) n, расстановка (ru) (rasstanóvka) f, размещение (ru) (razmeščénije) n

Temperamental makeup or habitual mood

Bulgarian: характер (bg) (harakter) m, нрав (bg) (nrav) m
French: tempérament (fr) m
German: Gemütsstimmung (de) f, Gemütsart (de) f, Geistesart (de) f

Greek: διάθεση (el) (diáthesi) f
Russian: характер (ru) (xarákter) m, нрав (ru) (nrav) m, темперамент (ru) (temperáment) m
Zulu: inhliziyo (zu) 9/10

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Kannada ಮಾರು (kn) (māru)

Verb

disposition (third-person singular simple present dispositions, present participle dispositioning, simple past and past participle dispositioned)