disposition

[US]/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. temperament, nature, character arrangement, organization

Phrases & Collocations

positive disposition

friendly disposition

negative disposition

flexible disposition

disposition plan

disposition effect

Example Sentences

a disposition to fish

a disposition to disagree.

the judge's disposition to clemency.

the disposition of furniture in a room

a clever disposition of troops

cognitive disposition to spatialize everything

the disposition of sugar to dissolve in water

a swelling with a disposition to rupture.

a nervous temperament.See Synonyms at disposition

he has the disposition of a saint.

the new strategic dispositions of our forces.

disposition of the deceased's property.

won the election more on personality than on capability.See Synonyms at disposition

this is a tax which affects the disposition of assets on death.

Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face.

" this kind of disposition cannot guide Yahoo to walk out of sloughy.

He has made a good disposition of his property.

the comment came more from a contrarian disposition than moral conviction.

the Prime Minister has shown a disposition to alter policies.

Real-world Examples

Hence the importance of cultivating a good disposition.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 4

The happy clerk had a pleasant disposition.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Caribbean peoples are well-known for their friendly, patient dispositions.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

Manifest an obliging disposition, and they can not but regard you with affection.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

Horatio says: A truant disposition, good my lord.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

He has a really sunny disposition and is always smiling.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Might it not also be a disposition embedded in the psyche?

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men.

Source: The Art of War

Sometimes, I may be a person of nervous disposition.

Source: Spoken English for interviews comes naturally.

And we demand that with a happy disposition.

Source: Love resides in my heart.

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