dispose + -tion

DISPOSITION, TEMPERAMENT, TEMPER, CHARACTER, PERSONALITY mean the dominant quality or qualities distinguishing a person or group.

DISPOSITION implies customary moods and attitude toward the life around one.

e.g. a cheerful disposition

TEMPERAMENT implies a pattern of innate characteristics associated with one's specific physical and nervous organization.

e.g. an artistic temperament

TEMPER implies the qualities acquired through experience that determine how a person or group meets difficulties or handles situations.

e.g. a resilient temper

CHARACTER applies to the aggregate of moral qualities by which a person is judged apart from intelligence, competence, or special talents.

e.g. strength of character

PERSONALITY applies to an aggregate of qualities that distinguish one as a person.

e.g. a somber personality

1. a person's inherent qualities of mind and character:

(人の) «…しやすい/…に陥りやすい» 性質, 気質, 性格(temperament); 傾向 «to do/to, toward»

e.g. your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you.

often with infinitive an inclination or tendency:

«…したい» 気持ち, 意向 «to do»

e.g. the judge's disposition toward clemency

e.g. the cattle showed a decided disposition to run.

2. the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things:

｟かたく｠ (物の)配置, 配列

e.g. the plan need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms.

the action of arranging or ordering people or things in a particular way:

e.g. the prerogative gives the state widespread powers regarding the disposition and control of the armed forces.

(dispositions) military preparations, in particular the stationing of troops ready for attack or defense:

〖～s〗 (軍隊の)配備; 準備, 計画

e.g. the new strategic dispositions of our forces.

3. Law the action of distributing or transferring property or money to someone, in particular by bequest:

〘法〙 (財産などの)譲渡, 売却, 処分(disposal)

e.g. this is a tax that affects the disposition of assets on death.

4. the power to deal with something as one pleases:

e.g. if Napoleon had had railroads at his disposition, he would have been invincible.

archaic the determination of events by divine power.

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispositio(n-), from disponere ‘arrange’ (see dispose).