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The Meaning of proneness

  • (n.) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man.
  • (n.) The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness.
  • (n.) Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.
  • (n.) Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.

Rhymes

bonus , clonus , colonus , conus , cronus , jonas , keratoconus , kotsonis , monus , onus , petronas , slowness , tonus