disposition
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən// UK //dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən// dis·po·si·tion
n. your natural mood or the way you usually behave. A cheerful person has a happy disposition.
n. a person's inherent qualities of mind and character; natural temperament. Also refers to the arrangement or positioning of elements.
She has a calm and friendly disposition.
His cheerful disposition makes him popular with colleagues and clients alike.
The general's strategic disposition of troops along the ridge ensured that the enemy could not flank the main defensive line without suffering heavy casualties.
From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.