prone - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'prone' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prone

[ a.]

- Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
- Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
- Headlong; running downward or headlong.
- Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
- Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.

Meaning of 'prone' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prone

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- having a tendency (to); often used in combination

Example in sentence:

a child prone to mischief;
failure-prone

Nearby Words:

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Disease-Prone Personality
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