DISPOSITION


Meaning of DISPOSITION in English

/ ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C , usually sing. ] the natural qualities of a person's character

SYN temperament :

to have a cheerful disposition

people of a nervous disposition

2.

[ C , usually sing. ] disposition to / towards sth | disposition to do sth ( formal ) a tendency to behave in a particular way :

to have / show a disposition towards violence

3.

[ C , usually sing. ] ( formal ) the way sth is placed or arranged

SYN arrangement

4.

[ C , U ] ( law ) a formal act of giving property or money to sb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Old French from Latin dispositio(n-) , from disponere arrange, influenced by dispositus arranged and Old French poser to place.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.