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prone
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- pronunciation:
- pron
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
inclined or disposed; tending (usu. fol. by "to").
prone to selfishness
- synonyms:
- apt, disposed, given, inclined, subject, tending
- antonyms:
- immune, indisposed
- similar words:
- accustomed, liable, susceptible
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| definition 2: |
lying or turned face down or downward.
Two police officers stood over a prone figure on the ground.- synonyms:
- procumbent
- antonyms:
- supine
- similar words:
- decumbent, flat, horizontal, level, prostrate, reclining, recumbent
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| related words: |
apt, ready |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
face down or downward.
The dog lay prone on the floor.- similar words:
- down
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| related words: |
low |
| derivations: |
pronely (adv.), proneness (n.) |
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