Disposition

Noun

 * 1) The arrangement or placement of certain things
 * The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
 * 1) Tendency or inclination under given circumstances
 * I have little disposition now to do as you say.
 * Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
 * 1) Temperamental makeup or habitual mood
 * ''She has a sunny disposition.
 * ''He has such a foul disposition.
 * He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
 * 1) Control over something
 * You will have full disposition of these funds.
 * 1)  Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another
 * The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
 * 1)  Final decision or settlement
 * The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
 * 1)  The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery
 * The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care.
 * 1)  The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord
 * This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.
 * This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.

Verb

 * 1) To remove or place in a different position.

Adjectives for Disposition
pacific; amenable; amiable; covetous; docile; morose; winsome; credulous; mercurial; bromidic; penurious; depraved; petulant; avaricious; peevish; jovial; bad; sweet; equable; contentious; balky; impetuous; fiery; angelic; vivacious; unyielding; confiding; cheery; vacillating; sunny; sullen; bitter; eager; cordial; raving; delicate; characteristic; generous; noble; litigious; rough; envious; well-oiled; jealous; vicious; masterful; dreamy; increasing; testamentary; passionate; princely; violent; chilly; humane; puerile; stubborn; contemplative; unconquerable; melancholy; inquisitive; affectionate; bloodthirsty; resolute; tractable; pious; dogged; ungodly; virtuous; commiserating; natural; excellent; romantic; kind; similar; charming; pliant; stupid; tame; grateful; tranquil; speculative; favorable; skillful; alert; neurotic; suitable; innate; ingenuous; friendly;adventurous; traitorous; faithful; indolent; eager; shirking; sociable; prevailing; incomprehensible; unpredictable;  classic; combative; tunable; phlegmatic; peremptory; dangerous; buoyant; secret; magnificent; thoughtful; brooding; aesthetic; primitive; humane; amicable; irregular; submissive; methodical; venomous; fantastical; timid; hereditary; restless; roving; retiring; imperious; absolute; noxious; further; hysterical.

Verbs for Disposition
abuse—; admire—; alter—; change—; complete—; consider—; contrive-disguise—; evince—; excuse-inherit—; judge ; punish—sour—; specify—; submit to—; touch—; view—; —comprehends; —inclines; —precipitates; —restores; —secures.

Synonyms for Disposition
nature, temperament, character, inclination, make-up, personality, leaning, proclivity, temper, tendency, bent, bias, disposal, adjustment, control.

Derived terms

 * dispositional
 * ambulatory disposition
 * disposition hearing
 * testamentary disposition

Related terms

 * dispose
 * disposal
 * dispositive
 * predisposition

Thesaurus
a thing for, abalienation, abandonment, abjuration, administration, affinity, alienation, allocation, allotment, amortization, amortizement, animus, appetence, appetency, appetite, apportionment, approach, aptitude, aptness, arrangement, array, arraying, assignation, assignment, attack, attitude, authority, bargain and sale, barter, battle array, being, bent, bequeathal, bestowal, bias, blueprint, blueprinting, body-build, brand, calculation, cast, cession, character, characteristic, characteristics, charting, choice, civil government, claws, clearance, close formation, clutches, collation, collocation, command, command function, complexion, composition, conation, conatus, conception, concord, conduciveness, conferment, conferral, consignation, consignment, constituents, constitution, contrivance, control, controlling, conveyance, conveyancing, crasis, decision, decision-making, deeding, delight, deliverance, delivery, demise, deployment, deportation, deposit, deposition, design, desire, detachment, determination, device, dharma, diathesis, direction, disbursal, disbursement, discard, discarding, discipline, discretion, disjunction, dispensation, dispersion, disposal, distribution, dole, doling, doling out, dominion, dumping, eagerness, eccentricity, echelon, ejection, elimination, empery, empire, emplacement, enfeoffment, enterprise, envisagement, eradication, ethos, exchange, executive function, exile, expatriation, expulsion, fancy, feeling for, fiber, figuring, foresight, forethought, forgoing, form, form of government, formation, formulation, forswearing, frame, frame of mind, free choice, free will, game, genius, getting rid of, giving, giving out, giving up, governance, government, grain, graphing, grip, ground plan, grouping, guidelines, habit, hand, hands, harmony, hue, humor, humors, idea, identity, idiosyncrasy, ilk, inclination, inclining, individualism, individuality, intention, iron hand, issuance, jettison, junking, jurisdiction, kidney, kind, lading, layout, leaning, lease and release, letting go, liability, liking, lineup, liquidation, loading, localization, locating, location, long-range plan, lust, make, makeup, management, mapping, marshaling, master plan, mental set, method, methodology, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold, mood, nature, objective, officiation, open order, operations research, order, order of battle, ordering, organization, ostracism, outlawing, outlawry, oversight, packing, passing around, passion, paying out, peace, penchant, personality, physique, pinpointing, placement, placing, plan, planning, planning function, pleasure, political organization, polity, positioning, posting, power, prearrangement, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, probability, procedure, proclivity, program, program of action, proneness, propensity, property, proportion, purge, putting, quality, quiet, quietude, raj, rationalization, readiness, recantation, reference, regime, regimen, regimentation, regnancy, regularity, regulation, reign, release, relegation, relinquishment, removal, renunciation, reposition, resignation, resolution, retraction, riddance, routine, rule, sacrifice, sale, schedule, schema, schematism, schematization, scheme, scheme of arrangement, scrapping, sensitivity to, sequence, set, settlement, settling, setup, severance, sexual desire, situation, slant, soft spot, somatotype, sort, sovereignty, spirit, spotting, stamp, stationing, storage, stowage, strain, strategic plan, strategy, streak, stripe, structure, structuring, suchness, supervision, surrender, susceptibility, suspension, sway, swearing off, symmetry, syntax, system, system of government, systematization, tactical plan, tactics, talons, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, the big picture, the picture, tone, trading, tranquillity, transfer, transference, transmission, transmittal, tropism, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, uniformity, vein, velleity, vesting, volition, warp, way, weakness, will, will power, willingness, wish, withdrawal, working plan, yielding

Etymology
, from, from disposition-:, dispositio:, from disponere:.

Noun

 * Bulgarian: предразположение, склонност
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:


 * German: Neigung
 * Romanian: înclinație (spre, către), dispoziție (spre, către)
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Bulgarian: разоложение, разставяне


 * Romanian: dispozitiv


 * Bulgarian: ,



Related terms

 * dispose
 * disposal
 * dispositive
 * predisposition

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