disposition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ɪn/ (US)
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- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ (Australia, UK)
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: ▸ The arrangement or placement of certain things.
The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
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.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: ▸ Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
Seduced at the age of 10 by a famous sodomist named Duplessis, he had since been at the disposition of a number of homosexual persons, including officers, priests, and marquises.
1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6):You will have full disposition of these funds.
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: ▸ Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: ▸ Final decision or settlement.
The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: ▸ The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.
The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care, as ward admission was not indicated.
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: ▸ The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
What grand engines they were! Yet I have noticed a disposition on the part of quite a diversity of present-day commentators to denigrate those engines.
1960 May 14, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:I have little disposition now to do as you say.
Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
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(countable, uncountable) The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: ▸ Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
So much does creative wisdom [of Divine Providence] seem to delight in variety, that, tame only a nest of small birds—starlings or sparrows—and you will soon perceive that these birds will not only be distinguishable by bodily appearance, but also by individuality of temper. The same diversity of disposition pervades all creation, even the vegetable and mineral kingdoms, and is far more perceptible in the human species, where the variations are endless and minute, between the two extremes of greatest and least ability and aptitude. Education will always do a great deal; yet where, by infinite labour, you can excite and impress the dull faculties of one brother or sister till they have got versed by rote in any lesson of art or science, another will catch up the idea at once with such aptitude as might make you suppose it intuitive in his or her constitution.
1881, John Younger, “Introductory Chapter”, in Autobiography of John Younger, Shoemaker, St. Boswells, Kelso, Scotland: J. & J.H. Rutherfurd, page xi:She has a sunny disposition.
He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age […]
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book III:Sometimes I'm happy / Sometimes I'm blue / My disposition / Depends on you
1925, “Sometimes I'm Happy”, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Vincent Youmans (music):He has such a foul disposition.
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(countable, uncountable) Provision; clause.
The dispositions of this Act shall not be applied in case of […]
2003, Act XXI of 2003 on the Establishment of the European Works Council and on the Establishment of the Procedure of Informing and Consulting Employees, page 23:The C.C. is the supreme interpreter of the Constitution (Section 1 of the O.L.C.C.) and, as we have already said, it was granted the monopoly of declaring unconstitutional the legal dispositions.
2003, Medrano, Amelia Pascual, Active Legitimization in Constitutional Proceedings: The Spanish Case, page 167:an obligation that can arise as a consequence of an expected action or inaction of the foreign person that goes against the dispositions of this law
1999, Albanian Law on Foreigners, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dispotion | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dispositions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disposition hearing · maldisposition · misdisposition · testamentary disposition · redisposition · ambulatory disposition · dispositional · disposition effect · disposition bias · disposition index · counterdisposition
Relateds
dispose · dispositive · predisposition · disposal
Synonyms
spirit · vein · conveyance · assignment
Translations (90)
el διάθεση (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ota عرق (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · da gemyt (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ca caràcter (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · el ρύθμιση (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Gesinnung (tendency or inclination) · nn disposisjon (tendency or inclination) · da tilbøjelighed (tendency or inclination) · ca temperament (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · az xasiyyət (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · cs náchylnost (tendency or inclination) · ca inclinació (tendency or inclination) · mk расположе́ние (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ru расстано́вка (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Gliederung (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ru нрав (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · gl disposición (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · mk распореду́вање (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · el διάταξη (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ga méin (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · fr disposition (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Gemütsart (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · fr disposition (tendency or inclination) · nb disposisjon (tendency or inclination) · mk скло́ност (tendency or inclination) · ru темпера́мент (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · el κλίση (tendency or inclination) · es carácter (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · bg нрав (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · bg характер (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · da fordeling (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ota سلیقه (tendency or inclination) · grc διάθεσις (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · fr tempérament (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ro înclinație (spre, către) (tendency or inclination) · de Anordnung (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Neigung (tendency or inclination) · es disposición (tendency or inclination) · el ροπή (tendency or inclination) · is lund (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ja 性分 (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ro dispozitiv (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ga méin (tendency or inclination) · ja 処分 (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · da ordning (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · da natur (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · sa विधान (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ota طمر (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · gd nàdar (tendency or inclination) · el διευθέτηση (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · da placering (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · el τάση (tendency or inclination) · la indoles (tendency or inclination) · ca disposició (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · bg предразположение (tendency or inclination) · de Lust (tendency or inclination) · de Hang (tendency or inclination) · da anbringelse (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Gemütsstimmung (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ru размеще́ние (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ru предрасположе́ние (tendency or inclination) · gl inclinación (tendency or inclination) · bg разоложение (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Stellung (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Aufstellung (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · mk распределу́вање (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · pdt Veheltniss (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · de Veranlagung (tendency or inclination) · nl gestel (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ro dispoziție (spre, către) (tendency or inclination) · tr istidat (tendency or inclination) · bg разставяне (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ota استعداد (tendency or inclination) · uk розташува́ння (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · kl iliuuseqarneq (tendency or inclination) · nl gezindheid (tendency or inclination) · ru хара́ктер (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · az qılıq (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · de Geistesart (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · es disposición (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · bg склонност (tendency or inclination) · ota طبع (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · ru расположе́ние (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · grc ἦθος (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · zu inhliziyo (temperament makeup or habitual mood) · da disposition (tendency or inclination) · de Einteilung (The arrangement or placement of certain things) · ru скло́нность (tendency or inclination) · la ingenium (tendency or inclination) · la natura (tendency or inclination)