'Proneness' definitions:
Definition of 'proneness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"
Definition of 'Proneness'
From: GCIDE
- Proneness \Prone"ness\, n. [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification. [1913 Webster]