disposition
your usual mood
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,695 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,187 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- your usual mood also: temperament he has a happy disposition
- the act or means of getting rid of something also: disposal
- an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others also: inclination, tendency he had an inclination to give up too easilya tendency to be too strict
- a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing a swelling with a disposition to rupture
disposition in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The disposition of these trees was picturesque and beautiful in the extreme.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Despite that, the boy had a very sweet disposition and was always full of fun.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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His second wife was a Princess of undeniable beauty, but by no means of so amiable a disposition as the first Queen.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1