disposition

Meanings

• noun

  The way someone or something is arranged or positioned.

• noun

  A person's attitude or feeling towards something.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃɪn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1749806"

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Synonyms

assignment , conveyance

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disposition
position , composition , opposition

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Variants

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disposition , dispositional , dispositions

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Forms

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dispositions, being disposed, disposed

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Etymology

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From the Old French 'disposicioun' or Latin 'disponere' meaning 'to arrange'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'disposition' was first used in English in the 14th century.

2. Disposition is a homograph, meaning it is a word that is spelled and pronounced the same but has different meanings.

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Related Concepts

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1. attitude: Related to disposition as both refer to a person's emotional or mental state towards something.

2. arrangement: Related to disposition as both refer to the way things are organized or positioned.

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Quotes

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1. Her easy "disposition" and sociability masked the intensity of her feelings.

   - John Edgar Wideman,{it}Bothers and Keepers{/it},1984

2. They move jerkily, like puppets, but have a happy "disposition"; they are perpetually smiling and are given to frequent paroxysms of laughter.

   - Matt Ridley,{it}Genome{/it},1999

3. … the eight species of wild equids (horses and their relatives) vary greatly in "disposition", even though all eight are genetically so close to each other that they will interbreed and produce healthy (though usually sterile) offspring.

   - Jared Diamond,{it}Guns, Germs, and Steel{/it},1997

4. His father, Increase [Mather], with all his faults—his sour, depressive "disposition", his open preference for England—is much more attractive.

   - Monroe K. Spears,{it}American Ambitions{/it},1987

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Culture

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Disposition has been used extensively in literature, particularly in describing characters' emotions and attitudes towards situations. It is also used metaphorically to refer to the arrangement or organization of things.

How to Memorize "disposition"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize arranging objects in a specific order or position to remember the meaning of disposition.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'disposition' with the idea of arranging or positioning things in order to memorize it.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dispose Of Position' to remember the meaning of disposition.

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