disposition
part of speech
noun (a disposition, dispositions)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person's usual nature or mood; the way they usually behave: «a cheerful disposition». tree →
2) (formal) A tendency to do something: «a disposition to worry». tree →
3) (formal) The way things are arranged or placed. tree →
4) (formal, law) Giving away or dealing with property. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and reports «a sunny disposition» or «a nervous disposition» describes a character's personality. A warning on rides or films may say «not for those of a nervous disposition». In formal language it means arrangement or settlement. Phrases: «a cheerful disposition», «a nervous disposition», «a sunny disposition», «disposition to».
examples
- She has a cheerful disposition and smiles all day. tree →
- The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition. tree →
- Our dog has a gentle disposition. tree →
- He has a disposition to worry about small things. tree →
- (formal) The disposition of the troops was planned carefully. tree →
- (law) The will explained the disposition of the house. tree →
- Now one of these young men had a bad and spiteful disposition. tree →
note
Countable. Related verb: «dispose» (to get rid of; or to arrange). Do not confuse «disposition» (nature, mood) with «disposal» (getting rid of rubbish).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «disposition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.