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proneness


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proneness  \Prone"ness\,  n. 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  prone,  or  of  bending 
  downward;  as  the  proneness  of  beasts  is  opposed  to  the 
  erectness  of  man. 
 
  2.  The  state  of  lying  with  the  face  down  --  opposed  to 
  {supineness}. 
 
  3.  Descent;  declivity;  as  the  proneness  of  a  hill. 
 
  4.  Inclination  of  mind,  heart,  or  temper;  propension; 
  disposition;  as  proneness  to  self-gratification. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proneness 
  n  :  being  disposed  to  do  something  "accident  proneness" 




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