pronenessn.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊnnəs/, U.S.

/ˈproʊ(n)nəs/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1600s pronenes, 1500s–1600s pronenesse, 1600s– proneness.

β. 1600s proaness, 1600s proanesse, 1600s prones, 1600s proness, 1600s pronesse.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prone adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < prone adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The condition or fact of having a natural inclination, disposition, tendency, or propensity (to something or to do something, esp. something undesirable).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to, towards, or for something

inclination?a1439

pronityc1475

forwardness1526

propensionc1530

proneness1548

propenseness1561

proclivitya1591

propensity1601

procliveness1623

propensation1650

resentment1655

verge1661

gravitating1816

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Pronitas, pronenesse, inclinacion to good or euell.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. Prol. sig. +v^v Pronenes and redines vnto the dede in the ground of the herte.

1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) i. xvii. 89 The pronenesse of that sexe to teares.

1626 S. D'Ewes Jrnl. Parl. (1783) 36 My fathers prones to..change his former purposes.

1681 R. Boyle New Exper. Icy Noctiluca 76 But, as our Noctiluca was not always made of the same Matter, nor with care equally successful, so I observed its proneness to incalescence, and the degrees of heat, to which it would be brought by motion.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. x. 101 A proneness to swoon and even die on the least exertion of strength.

1774 A. Gerard Ess. Genius ii. ii. 136 As soon as that habit is produced, it will strengthen the natural proneness.

1796 in Trans. Soc. Promotion Useful Information (1801) 251 Others with which they have a proneness to combine.

1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey iv. 66 The old lady had her defects, (of which one was a proneness to proclaim her perfections).

1859 S. Smiles Self-help (1860) xiii. 338 What is done once and again soon gives facility and proneness.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 450/1 Here was afforded an example of the proneness to overestimate the number of troops opposed to us.

1927 Personnel Jrnl. Dec. 252 This difference in proneness to accidents holds even when the question of blame is eliminated.

2001 D. J. Whittaker Terrorism Reader (2002) xii. 167 It was not the arena, generally, of hire-and-fire, of under-employment and unemployment, of seething conflict and proneness to violence.

†b. Readiness of mind, willingness, eagerness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun]

willOE

goodwilllOE

wilfulnessa1398

freenessc1400

freedoma1425

towardness1461

willingness1535

towardlinessa1569

fitness1604

inclinableness1608

lubency1623

pronenessa1640

libence1654

promptitude1712

allubescency1727

willinghood1841

unhesitatingness1876

a1640 P. Massinger Beleeue as you List (1976) v. ii. 166 I..with a gentle reprehension taxde your forwarde pronenesse.

c1645 I. Tullie Narr. Siege of Carlisle (1840) 9 Of great prudence and proneness in arms.

†2. Prone position of the body. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > prone

proneness1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. i. 180 Though in Serpents and Lizards we may truly allow a pronenesse,..perfect Quadrupedes, as Horses, Oxen, and Camels, are but partly prone, and have some part of erectnesse.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. i. 180 Birds or flying animals, are so farre from this kinde of pronenesse, that they are almost erect.

†3. Downward direction or slope; declivity. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope > downwards

fall1538

downwith1593

declining1601

devexity1601

devex1627

declension1640

proneness1686

dip1708

versant1859

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ii. 168 The River ebbs by the Proneness of its Streams.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proneness
释义	pronenessn. Brit. /ˈprəʊnnəs/, U.S. /ˈproʊ(n)nəs/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s pronenes, 1500s–1600s pronenesse, 1600s– proneness. β. 1600s proaness, 1600s proanesse, 1600s prones, 1600s proness, 1600s pronesse. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prone adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < prone adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The condition or fact of having a natural inclination, disposition, tendency, or propensity (to something or to do something, esp. something undesirable). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to, towards, or for something inclination?a1439 pronityc1475 forwardness1526 propensionc1530 proneness1548 propenseness1561 proclivitya1591 propensity1601 procliveness1623 propensation1650 resentment1655 verge1661 gravitating1816 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Pronitas, pronenesse, inclinacion to good or euell. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. Prol. sig. +v^v Pronenes and redines vnto the dede in the ground of the herte. 1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) i. xvii. 89 The pronenesse of that sexe to teares. 1626 S. D'Ewes Jrnl. Parl. (1783) 36 My fathers prones to..change his former purposes. 1681 R. Boyle New Exper. Icy Noctiluca 76 But, as our Noctiluca was not always made of the same Matter, nor with care equally successful, so I observed its proneness to incalescence, and the degrees of heat, to which it would be brought by motion. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. x. 101 A proneness to swoon and even die on the least exertion of strength. 1774 A. Gerard Ess. Genius ii. ii. 136 As soon as that habit is produced, it will strengthen the natural proneness. 1796 in Trans. Soc. Promotion Useful Information (1801) 251 Others with which they have a proneness to combine. 1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey iv. 66 The old lady had her defects, (of which one was a proneness to proclaim her perfections). 1859 S. Smiles Self-help (1860) xiii. 338 What is done once and again soon gives facility and proneness. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 450/1 Here was afforded an example of the proneness to overestimate the number of troops opposed to us. 1927 Personnel Jrnl. Dec. 252 This difference in proneness to accidents holds even when the question of blame is eliminated. 2001 D. J. Whittaker Terrorism Reader (2002) xii. 167 It was not the arena, generally, of hire-and-fire, of under-employment and unemployment, of seething conflict and proneness to violence. †b. Readiness of mind, willingness, eagerness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] willOE goodwilllOE wilfulnessa1398 freenessc1400 freedoma1425 towardness1461 willingness1535 towardlinessa1569 fitness1604 inclinableness1608 lubency1623 pronenessa1640 libence1654 promptitude1712 allubescency1727 willinghood1841 unhesitatingness1876 a1640 P. Massinger Beleeue as you List (1976) v. ii. 166 I..with a gentle reprehension taxde your forwarde pronenesse. c1645 I. Tullie Narr. Siege of Carlisle (1840) 9 Of great prudence and proneness in arms. †2. Prone position of the body. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > prone proneness1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. i. 180 Though in Serpents and Lizards we may truly allow a pronenesse,..perfect Quadrupedes, as Horses, Oxen, and Camels, are but partly prone, and have some part of erectnesse. View more context for this quotation 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. i. 180 Birds or flying animals, are so farre from this kinde of pronenesse, that they are almost erect. View more context for this quotation †3. Downward direction or slope; declivity. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope > downwards fall1538 downwith1593 declining1601 devexity1601 devex1627 declension1640 proneness1686 dip1708 versant1859 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ii. 168 The River ebbs by the Proneness of its Streams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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