disposition

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EnglishEdit

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Disposition

EtymologyEdit

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. Surface analysis dispose +‎ -sion.

PronunciationEdit

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

disposition ‎(plural dispositions)

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.
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.‎

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tendency or inclination

Bulgarian: предразположение (bg) n ‎(predrazpoloženie), склонност (bg) f ‎(sklonnost)
Czech: náchylnost f
Dutch: gezindheid 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

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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VerbEdit

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