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    prone·ness
    /ˈprō(n)nəs/

    noun

    • 1. liability to suffer from or experience something regrettable or unwelcome; susceptibility: "his proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRONENESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Proneness is the fact of being likely to suffer from an illness or have a particular negative characteristic. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › proneProne Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward. a patient placed in a prone position. The victim was lying prone in the street. b. : lying flat or prostrate. prone stems. prone adverb. pronely adverb. pronely positioned.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › pronenessPRONENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Proneness is a noun that means an established pattern of behavior, as in tendency. Find synonyms, antonyms, and related words for proneness on Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRONENESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Proneness is the fact of being likely to suffer from an illness or have a particular negative characteristic. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness : I've always been prone to headaches. See more. prone adjective (LYING DOWN) formal. lying face down: The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood around his head. Compare.

  7. en.thefreedictionary.com › pronenessProneness - definition of proneness by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. Lying with the front or face downward. 2. Having a tendency; inclined. Often used in combination: paper that is prone to yellowing; an accident-prone child. adv. In a prone manner: The patient was lying prone on the bed. [Middle English, inclined, disposed, from Latin prōnus, leaning forward; see per in Indo-European roots .] prone′ly adv.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › pronenessproneness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Proneness is the fact of being likely to suffer from something or to do something bad. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms and grammar notes.