English-Thai Dictionary

prone

ADJ ที่ มีแนวโน้ม  inclined apt likely ti-me-neo-nom

 

prone

ADJ ที่อยู่ ใน ท่านอนคว่ำ  lying prostate recumbent ti-yu-nai-ta-non-kwam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRONE

a.[L. pronus.] Bending forward; inclined; not erect. 1. Lying with the face downward; contrary to supine.
2. Headlong; precipitous; inclining in descent.
Down thither prone in flight.
3. Sloping; declivous; inclined.
Since the floods demand
For their descent, a prone and sinking land.
4. Inclined; propense; disposed; applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense; as men prone to evil, prone to strife, prone to intemperance, prone to deny the truth, prone to change.

 

PRONENESS

n.The state of bending downwards; opposed to the erectness of man. 1. The state of lying with the face downwards; contrary to supineness.
2. Descent; declivity; as the proneness of a hill.
3. Inclination of mind, heart or temper; propension; disposition; as the proneness of the Israelites to idolatry; proneness to self-gratification or to self-justification; proneness to comply with temptation; sometimes in a good sense; as; the proneness of good men to commiserate want.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRONE

Prone, a. Etym: [L. pronus, akin to Gr. pravana sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See Pro-. ]

 

1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone. Milton.

 

2. Prostrate; flat; esp. , lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things prone. Byron.

 

3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither prone in flight. " Milton.

 

4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone and sinking land. Blackmore.

 

5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. "Prone to mischief. " Shak. Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. Landor.

 

PRONELY

PRONELY Prone "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a prone manner or position.

 

PRONENESS

PRONENESS Prone "ness, n.

 

1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man.

 

2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness.

 

3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.

 

4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.

 

PRONEPHRIC

PRONEPHRIC Pro *neph "ric, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the pronephros.

 

PRONEPHROS; PRONEPHRON

Pro *neph "ros, Pro *neph "ron (, n. Etym: [ NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The head kidney. See under Head.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prone

prone |prōn proʊn | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] (prone to /prone to do something ) likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome: years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides | he is prone to jump to conclusions. 2 lying flat, esp. face downward: I was lying prone on a foam mattress | a prone position. • technical denoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downward. 3 archaic with a downward slope or direction. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward, ’ from pro ‘forward. ’

 

proneness

prone ness |ˈprōnˈnis ˈproʊnnəs | ▶noun liability to suffer from or experience something regrettable or unwelcome; susceptibility: his proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prone

prone |prəʊn | ▶adjective 1 (prone to /to do something ) likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable: farmed fish are prone to disease | [ in combination ] : he was written off by many as too injury-prone. 2 lying flat, especially face downwards: I was lying prone on a foam mattress | a prone position. • technical denoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downwards. • archaic with a downward slope or direction. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward ’, from pro ‘forwards ’.

 

proneness

prone |ness |ˈprəʊnnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility: his proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prone

prone adjective 1 untreated wood is prone to rotting | prone to disease: susceptible, vulnerable, subject, open, liable, given, predisposed, likely, disposed, inclined, apt; at risk of. ANTONYMS resistant, immune. 2 his prone body: (lying ) face down, face downward, on one's stomach /front; lying flat /down, horizontal, prostrate. ANTONYMS upright.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prone

prone adjective 1 tired, malnourished people are prone to infection: susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined, given, subject, disposed, predisposed, open; likely to have /get, apt to get, with a tendency to get, at risk of, in danger of getting. ANTONYMS resistant, immune. 2 he was stretched prone on the ground: (lying ) face down, face downwards, on one's stomach, on one's front; lying flat, lying down, flat, horizontal, prostrate; rare procumbent. ANTONYMS upright; supine.

 

proneness

proneness noun her proneness to anxiety: susceptibility, liability, tendency, inclination, disposition, predisposition, vulnerability, openness, propensity, proclivity; Homeopathy miasm.

 

French Dictionary

prôner

prôner v. tr. verbe transitif Vanter, recommander. : Ils prônent une grande ouverture d ’esprit. SYNONYME préconiser . aimer Note Orthographique pr ô ner.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prone

prone /proʊn /形容詞 1 more ～; most ～ «…の /…をする » 傾向がある «to /to do » (!主に望ましくないことに用いる ) ▸ be prone to illness 病気にかかりやすい ▸ accident- prone 事故を起こしがちな ▸ trouble- prone 問題を起こしがちな 2 比較なし ｟かたく ｠うつぶせの (↔supine ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞