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English Dictionary: proneness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proneness
n
  1. being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proneness \Prone"ness\, n.
      1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending
            downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the
            erectness of man.
  
      2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to
            {supineness}.
  
      3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.
  
      4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension;
            disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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