proneness
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
proneness
- 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.
- Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.
- Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
[edit] Antonyms
- (state of lying face-down) supineness
[edit] References
- proneness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
