DISPOSITION definition: the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude. See examples of disposition used in a sentence.

In business, disposition may refer either to "the transfer of property from one to another by any of various means including gift, barter, sale, or will" or to “the plan for or method by which such a …

Someone's disposition is the way that they tend to behave or feel. The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition. He was a man of decisive action and an adventurous disposition. ...his friendly …

Definition of disposition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Disposition, temper, temperament refer to the aspects and habits of mind and emotion that one displays over a length of time. Disposition is the natural or prevailing aspect of one's mind as shown in …

Disposition is approximately equivalent to prevailing frame of mind or spirit: "A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side" (George Eliot).

Someone's disposition is their mood or general attitude about life. If your friend woke up on the wrong side of the bed, tell her that she might need a disposition makeover. Disposition means the positive …

Men and women with heroic dispositions will risk their lives and welfare for others, without knowing the outcome; otherwise they would not need courage.

In Bourdieu's theory of fields, dispositions are the natural tendencies of each individual to take on a specific position in any field. There is no strict determinism through one's dispositions.

noun Guidance; control; order; command; decree: as, the dispositions of the statute. noun Aptitude; inclination; tendency; readiness to take on any character or habit: said of things animate or …