Prone(a.) Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
Prone(a.) Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
Prone(a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong.
Prone(a.) Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
Prone(a.) Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.
Pronely(adv.) In a prone manner or position.
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.
Proneness(n.) The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness.
Proneness(n.) Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.
Proneness(n.) Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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