disposition
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō.
Pronunciation Noundisposition
- The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus:
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
- 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC ↗:
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
- Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
- You will have full disposition of these funds.
- (legal) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
- The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
- Synonyms: assignment, conveyance
- (legal) Final decision or settlement.
- The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
- (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.
- The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care, as ward admission was not indicated.
(music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord. - This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- I have little disposition now to do as you say.
- Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
- Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
- She has a sunny disposition.
- He has such a foul disposition.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC ↗, book III:
- He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age […]
- Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus:
- (law) Provision; clause.
- French: disposition
- German: Neigung, Gesinnung, Hang, Veranlagung
- Russian: предрасположе́ние
- Spanish: inclinación
- French: disposition
- German: Einteilung, Gliederung, Anordnung
- Russian: расположе́ние
- French: tempérament
- German: Gemütsstimmung, Gemütsart, Geistesart
- Russian: хара́ктер
- Spanish: temperamento, carácter
disposition (dispositions, present participle dispositioning; simple past and past participle dispositioned)
- To remove or place in a different position.
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