disposition

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō; analysable as dispose +‎ -tion.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃɪn/

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NounEdit

disposition (plural dispositions)

1. The arrangement or placement of certain things.

   The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.

   • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:

     The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.

2. Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.

   I have little disposition now to do as you say.

   Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.

3. Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.

   She has a sunny disposition.

   He has such a foul disposition.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, London: A[ndrew] Millar, OCLC 928184292, book III:

     He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...

4. Control over something.

   You will have full disposition of these funds.

5. (law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.

   The court ordered the disposition of all assets.

6. (law) Final decision or settlement.

   The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.

7. (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery.

   The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care.

8. (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.

   This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• ambulatory disposition
• dispositional

• disposition hearing
• testamentary disposition

Related termsEdit

Related terms

• disposal
• dispose

• dispositive
• predisposition

TranslationsEdit

tendency or inclination

• Bulgarian: предразположение (bg) n (predrazpoloženie), склонност (bg) f (sklonnost)
• Czech: náchylnost f
• Dutch: gezindheid (nl) f
• French: disposition (fr) f
• German: Neigung (de) f, Gesinnung (de) f, Hang (de) m, Veranlagung f
• Greek: κλίση (el) f (klísi), τάση (el) f (tási), ροπή (el) f (ropí)
• Irish: méin f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: disposisjon m

  Nynorsk: disposisjon m

• Romanian: înclinație (ro) f (spre, către), dispoziție (ro) f (spre, către)
• Russian: предрасположе́ние (ru) n (predraspoložénije), скло́нность (ru) f (sklónnostʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: nàdar m
• Spanish: inclinación (es) f

The arrangement or placement of certain things

• Bulgarian: разоложение n (razoloženie), разставяне n (razstavjane)
• French: disposition (fr) f
• German: Einteilung (de) f, Gliederung (de) f, Anordnung (de) f

• Greek: διευθέτηση (el) f (diefthétisi), διάταξη (el) f (diátaxi), ρύθμιση (el) f (rýthmisi)
• Romanian: dispozitiv (ro) n
• Russian: расположе́ние (ru) n (raspoložénije), расстано́вка (ru) f (rasstanóvka), размеще́ние (ru) n (razmeščénije)

Temperamental makeup or habitual mood

• Bulgarian: характер (bg) m (harakter), нрав (bg) m (nrav)
• French: tempérament (fr) m
• German: Gemütsstimmung f, Gemütsart f, Geistesart f
• Greek: διάθεση (el) f (diáthesi)
• Irish: méin f

• Japanese: 性分 (shoubun)
• Russian: хара́ктер (ru) m (xarákter), нрав (ru) m (nrav), темпера́мент (ru) m (temperáment)
• Spanish: temperamento m, carácter (es) m
• Zulu: inhliziyo (zu) class 9/10

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• Kannada: ^{(please verify)} ಮಾರು (kn) (māru)

VerbEdit

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

1. To remove or place in a different position.

Related termsEdit

Related terms

• disposal
• dispose

• dispositive
• predisposition

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FinnishEdit

NounEdit

disposition

1. Genitive singular form of dispositio.

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin dispositiō.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

disposition f (plural dispositions)

1. arrangement; layout
2. disposal; the ability or authority to use something
3. step; arrangement; measure
4. disposition; tendency

Related termsEdit

• disposer
• dispositif

Further readingEdit

• “disposition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin dispositiō.

NounEdit

disposition f (oblique plural dispositions, nominative singular disposition, nominative plural dispositions)

1. arrangement; layout