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