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PRONE
prone, prostrate
(adjective) lying face downward
prone
(adjective) having a tendency (to); often used in combination; “a child prone to mischief”; “failure-prone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prone (comparative proner or more prone, superlative pronest or most prone)
Lying face downward.
Synonym: prostrate
Antonym: supine
Having a downward inclination or slope.
(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.
Synonyms
• neveling
• nuel
Anagrams
• Peron, preon
Source: Wiktionary
Prone, a. Etym: [L. pronus, akin to Gr. pravana sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See Pro-.]
1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone. Milton.
2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things prone. Byron.
3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither prone in flight." Milton.
4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone and sinking land. Blackmore.
5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. "Prone to mischief." Shak. Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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