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Being disposed to do something
Answer for the clue "Being disposed to do something ", 9 letters:
proneness
Word definitions for proneness in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proneness \Prone"ness\, n. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness . Descent; declivity; as, the proneness ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. 2 The state of lying with the face down. 3 descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill. 4 inclination of mind, heart, or ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"
Usage examples of proneness.
His very proneness to be gulled by strangers and to pay extravagantly for absurdities is excused under the plea of munificence, for John is always more generous than wise.
As in nature the growth of trees and their proneness where undermined to fall across the slope and support the bank secures at some points a fair depth of channel and some degree of permanence, so in the project of the engineer the use of timber and brush and the encouragement of forest growth are the main features.
This proneness to sudden accesses of violence and fury was the compensation which abated the effect of his ordinary craft and self-command.