disposition

noun (a disposition, dispositions)

«disposition» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A person's usual nature or mood; the way they usually behave: «a cheerful disposition». tree →
(formal) A tendency to do something: «a disposition to worry». tree →
(formal) The way things are arranged or placed. tree →
(formal, law) Giving away or dealing with property. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and reports «a sunny disposition» or «a nervous disposition» describes a character's personality. A warning on rides or films may say «not for those of a nervous disposition». In formal language it means arrangement or settlement. Phrases: «a cheerful disposition», «a nervous disposition», «a sunny disposition», «disposition to».

Examples

She has a cheerful disposition and smiles all day. tree →
The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition. tree →
Our dog has a gentle disposition. tree →
He has a disposition to worry about small things. tree →
(formal) The disposition of the troops was planned carefully. tree →
(law) The will explained the disposition of the house. tree →
Now one of these young men had a bad and spiteful disposition. tree →

Note

Countable. Related verb: «dispose» (to get rid of; or to arrange). Do not confuse «disposition» (nature, mood) with «disposal» (getting rid of rubbish).

In Jewish tradition

In the Sefer Yetzirah passage here, it means a natural tendency of water to join with heat. In the primary lessons: In stories and reports «a sunny disposition» or «a nervous disposition» describes a character's personality. A warning on rides or films may say «not for those of a nervous disposition». In formal language it means arrangement or settlement. Phrases: «a cheerful disposition», «a nervous disposition», «a sunny disposition», «disposition to».

Examples

41) Our author means to say that the water has a great disposition to unite itself with the caloric, thus for instance is the fire latent in steam, but the air equipoises them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Countable. Related verb: «dispose» (to get rid of; or to arrange). Do not confuse «disposition» (nature, mood) with «disposal» (getting rid of rubbish).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «disposition» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «disposition» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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