proneness

== English == === Etymology === From prone + -ness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === proneness (usually uncountable, plural pronenesses) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward. Antonym: supineness The state of lying with the face down. (dated) Descent; declivity. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition. ==== Related terms ==== error-proneness ==== References ==== “proneness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.