proneness

English

Etymology

From prone +‎ -ness.

Noun

proneness (usually uncountable, plural pronenesses)

1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward.

   Antonym: supineness

   The proneness of animals is opposed to the erect posture of human beings.

2. The state of lying with the face down.
3. (dated) Descent; declivity.

   the proneness of a hill

4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition.

   proneness to self-gratification

Related terms

• error-proneness

References

• “proneness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.