Crossword clues for proneness
proneness
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 of a hill.
Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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 temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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.