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Definitions for Proneness
[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 Proneness
pronedevoted, exposed, susceptible, inclined, apt, sensitive, willing, ready, flat, horizontal, level, prostrate, recumbent, supine, decumbent, procumbent, resupine, bent, disposed, given
Words nearby Proneness
pronepronasion, pronatalism, pronate, pronation, pronator, prone, prone float, prone pressure method, pronephros, prong, prong key
Origin of Proneness
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 Proneness
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, proneprone, prostate, prostrate, supine
Other words from Proneness
prone·ly , adverb
prone·ness , noun
Word origin for Proneness
C14: from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro- 1
Synonyms for Proneness
ability, aim, aptitude, bag, bias, cast, disposition, druthers, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, inclining, knack, leaning, mind-set, nose, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, squint, tack, tendency, tilt, trend, turn, head-set, thing for, weakness for