Added 9 October 2026

disposition

/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ noun

In Latin: ingenium, natura, indoles Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disposition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: The arrangement or placement of certain things.
The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus: The arrangement or placement of certain things.
The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
The arrangement or placement of certain things.
The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.

From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.