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Noun
/ˌdispəˈziSHən/,
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dispositions, plural;
  1. A person's inherent qualities of mind and character
    • - a sweet-natured girl of a placid disposition
  2. An inclination or tendency
    • - the cattle showed a decided disposition to run
    • - the judge's disposition to clemency
  3. The way in which something is placed or arranged, esp. in relation to other things
    • - the plan need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms
  4. The action of arranging or ordering people or things in a particular way
    • - the prerogative gives the state widespread powers regarding the disposition and control of the armed forces
  5. Military preparations, in particular the stationing of troops ready for attack or defense
    • - the new strategic dispositions of our forces
  6. The action of distributing or transferring property or money to someone, in particular by bequest
    • - this is a tax that affects the disposition of assets on death
  7. The power to deal with something as one pleases
    • - if Napoleon had had railroads at his disposition, he would have been invincible
  8. The determination of events, esp. by divine power


  1. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
  2. disposal: the act or means of getting rid of something
  3. inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
  4. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
  5. (dispose) give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"
  6. (dispose) discard: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
  7. A disposition is a habit, a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.
  8. The disposition of a harpsichord is the set of choirs of strings it contains. This article describes various dispositions and gives the standard notation for describing them.
  9. Lateralus is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Tool. The album was released on May 15, 2001, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. On August 5, 2003, Lateralus was certified double platinum by the RIAA. ...
  10. (Dispose) In computer programming, the dispose pattern is a design pattern which is used to handle resource cleanup in runtime environments that use automatic garbage collection. ...
  11. (Disposes) A disposal occurs in Australian rules football when a player either kicks (including from the ground) or handballs the football. A disposal is not counted if a player fumbles or illegally disposes the ball. A correct handball is when the football is punched with a clenched fist.
  12. The arrangement or placement of certain things; Tendency or inclination under given circumstances; Temperamental makeup or habitual mood; Control over something; Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another; Final decision or settlement; The destination of a patient after ...
  13. (dispose) To eliminate or to get rid of something; To distribute and put in place; To deal out; to assign to a use; To incline
  14. (Dispositions) The values, commitments, and professional ethics that influence behaviors toward students, families, colleagues, and communities and affect student learning, motivation, and development as well as the educator’s own professional growth. ...
  15. (Dispositions) Attitudes acquired through experience that incline individuals to behave in certain ways.
  16. (Dispositions) Prevailing aspect of one's nature; tendency or inclination to act or respond in certain way.
  17. (Dispositions) enduring habits of mind and actions, and tendencies to respond in characteristic ways to situations, for example, maintaining an optimistic outlook, being willing to persevere, approaching new experiences with confidence.
  18. (Dispose) To store in an orderly manner. In relation to notarial journal, to store for ten years.
  19. (Dispose) Landfilling or incinerating waste that cannot be eliminated, reused, or recycled. The lowest priority in the Waste Hierarchy.
  20. (Dispose) to get rid of waste; throw away.
  21. (dispose) (v) öçlеndirigе, qururģa
  22. (dispose) v. place(sb/sth) in a suitable way; arrange
  23. Dispose in relation to waste means the final (or more than short term) deposit of waste into or onto land set apart for that purpose and includes incinerating the waste by deliberately burning the waste to destroy it, but not to recover energy from it.
  24. To dispose of a work is to remove it from the collection, usually after deaccession. Disposition usually describes the state of ownership or current status of a work accessioned into the collection or a work in the custody of a collection. ...
  25. To dispose of an official record means destroy or abandon the record; or carry out an act or process as result of which it is no longer possible or reasonably practical to reproduce the whole or part of the information contained in the record; or transfer or deliver ownership or possession of or ...