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Definitions for Prone

[1] having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
[2] having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
[3] lying flat; prostrate.
[4] having a downward direction or slope.
[5] having the palm downward, as the hand.
[6] a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
[7] lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
[8] sloping or tending downwards
[9] having an inclination to do something

Words related to Prone

devoted, exposed, susceptible, inclined, apt, sensitive, willing, ready, flat, horizontal, level, prostrate, recumbent, supine, decumbent, procumbent, resupine, bent, disposed, given

Words nearby Prone

pronasion, pronatalism, pronate, pronation, pronator, prone, prone float, prone pressure method, pronephros, prong, prong key

Origin of Prone

2First recorded in 1660–70, prone is from the French word prône grill, grating (separating chancel from nave); so called because notices and addresses were delivered there

Words that may be confused with Prone

prone, prostate, prostrate, supine

Other words from Prone

prone·ly , adverb
prone·ness , noun

Word origin for Prone

C14: from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro- 1

Synonyms for Prone

decumbent, face down, flat, horizontal, level, procumbent, prostrate, reclining, recumbent, resupine, supine