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- [prohn]
- /proʊn/
- /prəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prohn]
- /proʊn/
Definitions of prone word
- adjective prone having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger. 1
- adjective prone having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward. 1
- adjective prone lying flat; prostrate. 1
- adjective prone having a downward direction or slope. 1
- adjective prone having the palm downward, as the hand. 1
- noun prone a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated. 1
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Origin of prone
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin prōnus turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed, prone
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Parts of speech for Prone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prone
adj prone
- accumbent — (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
- apt — An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- beatable — Someone who is beatable can be beaten.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- decumbent — lying down or lying flat
noun prone
- aptitude — Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- disposition — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- druthers — one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
adjective prone
- attackable — Which may be attacked.
- conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
- conquerable — Capable of being conquered or subdued.
- exposed — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
verb prone
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
Antonyms for prone
adj prone
- bolt upright — If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight.
- collinear — lying on the same straight line
- in a row — lined up
- in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
noun prone
- hardiness — the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions.
adjective prone
- arrect — (of animals' ears) pricked up
- erect — Rigidly upright or straight.
- erectile — Able to become erect.
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
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