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placement
The act of matching a person with a job
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  1. The act of matching a person with a job
  2. Location or arrangement
  3. The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
distribution
A spatial or temporal array of objects or events, especially:
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  1. A spatial or temporal array of objects or events, especially:
  2. (Statistics) A characterization of the occurrence of the actual unique values in a set of data (as in a frequency distribution) or of the theoretical unique values of a random variable (as in a probability distribution).
  3. (Statistics) The relative arrangement of the elements of a statistical population based on some criterion, as frequency, time, or location
settlement
(Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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  1. (Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  2. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute:
  3. The act or process of settling:
character
Status or role; capacity:
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  1. Status or role; capacity:
  2. Characterization in fiction or drama:
  3. A Chinese character.
nature
The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament:
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  1. The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament:
  2. The basic character or qualities of humanity:
  3. Heredity:
temper
A tendency to become easily angry or irritable:
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  1. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable:
  2. A characteristic general quality; tone:
  3. (Obs.) Character; quality
complexion
The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
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  1. The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
  2. The combination of the four humors of cold, heat, moistness, and dryness in specific proportions, thought in ancient and medieval physiology to control the temperament and the constitution of the body.
  3. General appearance or nature; character; aspect
humor
The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness:
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  1. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness:
  2. One of the four fluids of the body, blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile, whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval physiology to determine a person's disposition and general health.
  3. US spelling of humour.
nature
A kind or sort:
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  1. A kind or sort:
  2. The basic character or qualities of humanity:
  3. Heredity:
temper
A tendency to become easily angry or irritable:
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  1. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable:
  2. A state of mind or emotion; disposition:
  3. A characteristic general quality; tone:
temperament
The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person.
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  1. The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person.
  2. One's customary frame of mind or natural disposition; nature
  3. A nature that is excitable, moody, capricious, volatile, etc.
character
Status or role; capacity:
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  1. Status or role; capacity:
  2. Characterization in fiction or drama:
  3. A person or animal portrayed with a personality in comics or animation:
complexion
The combination of the four humors of cold, heat, moistness, and dryness in specific proportions, thought in ancient and medieval physiology to control the temperament and the constitution of the body.
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  1. The combination of the four humors of cold, heat, moistness, and dryness in specific proportions, thought in ancient and medieval physiology to control the temperament and the constitution of the body.
  2. The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
  3. General appearance or nature; character; aspect
makeup
Cosmetics applied especially to the face.
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  1. Cosmetics applied especially to the face.
  2. Nature; disposition; constitution
  3. The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition:
nature
A kind or sort:
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  1. A kind or sort:
  2. The basic character or qualities of humanity:
  3. Heredity:
personality
The collection of distinctive qualities of a person, especially those distinguishing personal characteristics that make one socially appealing:
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  1. The collection of distinctive qualities of a person, especially those distinguishing personal characteristics that make one socially appealing:
  2. (Archaic) The quality or fact of being a person; personhood
  3. The totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person.
bent
A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
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  1. A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
  2. Any of a genus (Agrostis) of dense, low-growing perennial grasses that spread by putting out runners and are often used for lawns and golf greens
  3. A tendency, disposition, or inclination:
bias
A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric:
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  1. A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric:
  2. (Electronics) A high-frequency signal or tone added to a tape during the recording process so as to reduce distortion and increase frequency response
  3. The tendency of such a ball to swerve.
cast
The form or direction in which a thing is cast
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  1. The form or direction in which a thing is cast
  2. Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix:
  3. Sort; type:
leaning
The act of a person or thing that leans
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  1. The act of a person or thing that leans
  2. A tendency; inclination; penchant; predilection
partiality
A special fondness; a predilection:
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  1. A special fondness; a predilection:
  2. Particular fondness or liking
  3. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
penchant
A strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste
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  1. A strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste
predilection
A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)
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  1. A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)
  2. Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  3. A special liking for something; a preference.
predisposition
A state of being predisposed; a tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
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  1. A state of being predisposed; a tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
  2. The condition of being predisposed; inclination or tendency; predilection
proclivity
A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition:
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  1. A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition:
  2. A natural or habitual tendency or inclination, esp. toward something discreditable
proneness
Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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  1. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
  2. The state of lying with the face down.
  3. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man.
propensity
A natural inclination or tendency; bent
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  1. A natural inclination or tendency; bent
  2. A tendency, preference, or attraction.
  3. An innate inclination; a tendency.
squint
A quick look or glance:
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  1. A quick look or glance:
  2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus.
  3. An oblique or perverse tendency or bent
tendency
A course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift
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  1. A course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift
  2. An inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent
  3. Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction:
trend
An inclination in a particular direction.
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  1. An inclination in a particular direction.
  2. A fad or fashion style.
  3. A general tendency or course of events:
turn
A momentary shock or scare:
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  1. A momentary shock or scare:
  2. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
  3. A distinctive form, manner, cast, detail, etc.
arrangement
(Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
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  1. (Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
  2. A collection of things that have been arranged:
  3. Something made by arranging parts in a particular way
classification
The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
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  1. The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
  2. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
  3. The act, process, or result of classifying.
disposal
Arrangement in a particular order
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  1. Arrangement in a particular order
  2. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  3. A particular order, distribution, or placement:
distribution
The result of distributing; arrangement
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  1. The result of distributing; arrangement
  2. The process of distributing or the condition of being distributed, especially:
  3. (Statistics) A characterization of the occurrence of the actual unique values in a set of data (as in a frequency distribution) or of the theoretical unique values of a random variable (as in a probability distribution).
formation
(Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
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  1. (Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
  2. (Geol.) A rock unit distinguished from adjacent deposits by some common character, as composition, origin, type of fossil, etc.
  3. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
grouping
The action of the verb to group.
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  1. The action of the verb to group.
  2. The act or process of uniting into groups.
  3. A group of persons or things, esp. one assembled for some common purpose or function
layout
The manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
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  1. The manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
  2. An arrangement or plan, especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas:
  3. (Publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
lineup
A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime.
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  1. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime.
  2. An array or sequential display of persons or photographs of persons presented to a complainant or potential witness for the purpose of identifying a suspect in a crime.
  3. (--- Sports) A list of the players, often including their numbers and positions, who participate in a game; esp., in baseball, a list of the players in the exact order in which they will bat
order
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
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  1. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  2. A style of building:
  3. A group of persons living under a religious rule:
organization
The state or manner of being organized:
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  1. The state or manner of being organized:
  2. The administrative personnel of such a structure:
  3. (Uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
placement
A location or position.
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  1. A location or position.
  2. The act of matching a person with a job
  3. Location or arrangement
sequence
A continuous or related series, often of uniform things
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  1. A continuous or related series, often of uniform things
  2. (Biochem.) The linear order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein
  3. An order of succession; an arrangement.

Synonym Study

  • Personality is applied to the sum of physical, mental, and emotional qualities that distinguish one as a person an abrasive personality and, unqualified, suggests attractiveness or charm a girl with personality
  • Character is applied to the sum of moral qualities associated with an individual a weak character and, unqualified, suggests moral strength, self-discipline, etc. a man of character
  • Temper refers to one's basic emotional nature, esp. as regards relative quickness to anger a hot temper, an even temper
  • Temperament refers to the balance of traits that are manifested in one's behavior or thinking an artistic temperament
  • Disposition refers to the normal or prevailing aspect of one's nature a genial disposition
Find another word for disposition. In this page you can discover 57 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for disposition, like: placement, distribution, settlement, character, nature, temper, disposal, order, organization, character and inclination.

Sentence Examples

  • He was a man of strong mind, honourable spirit and affectionate disposition, energetic both in speech and in writing.

  • All this, like the other parts of the disposition, was not and could not be executed.

  • This disposition on the left flank increased Pierre's doubt of his own capacity to understand military matters.

  • Yet, in spite of all, his jovial disposition and good-humoured cynicism saved him from unpopularity, and rendered his death an occasion of mourning.

  • He was also of a most humane disposition and a friend of Liberal institutions.

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