"proneness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pronenesses [plural]
Etymology: From prone + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prone|ness}} prone + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} proneness (usually uncountable, plural pronenesses)
  1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-proneness-en-noun-q8KeR57M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 6 8 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 75 11 8 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 7 14 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 7 2 4
  2. The state of lying with the face down. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-proneness-en-noun-Estf0zSx
  3. (dated) Descent; declivity. Tags: dated, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-proneness-en-noun-ueoe-Bnk
  4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-proneness-en-noun-Y2HWAOoj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: error-proneness

Inflected forms

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