noun
disposition
dihs-puh-ZIHSH-uhn
noun
1
A person's natural way of feeling, thinking, or behaving; temperament.
"She has a cheerful disposition even under pressure."
"His calm disposition made him a natural mediator."
2
The arrangement or placement of things, or the final settlement of a matter, such as property or a legal case.
"The will set out the disposition of his estate among his children."
How to Use Disposition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person's usual temperament, or the way something is arranged or finally settled.
Common pairings
sunny disposition
natural disposition
disposition of assets
Word Forms
dispositioned past tense, dispositions plural, dispositions singular
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Etymology
From Old French disposition, from Latin dispositio, "an arranging" — related to "dispose."