disposition

Definition

  • noun: the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal
  • noun: the act or the power of 'disposing' or the state of being 'disposed'
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: propensity, mood, inclination

Examples

  • It's nice to work with someone who has such a sunny 'disposition'. [=who is usually cheerful]

  • He always had a cheerful/nervous 'disposition'. [='temperament, personality']

  • the philanthropist's charitable 'dispositions' [=(less formally) 'donations']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Swear Rest, rest, perturbed spirit And swear besides, howe'er so strange or odd I bear myself... As I perchance hereafter shall think it meet to put an antic disposition on... That you at such time seeing me, never shall with arms encumbered thus... Or thus head shake, or by pronouncing (..)
    2015 Hamlet
  • (..) What make thee from Wittenberg, Horatio? - Oh I am very glad to see you - My good lord - But what in faith make you from Wittenberg? - A truant disposition, good my lord I would not hear your enemy say so, nor shall you do my ear that violence... ...to make it truster of your own report (..)
    2015 Hamlet