Definition of: disposition

(dis′pə·zish′ən) noun
1. The act of disposing; arrangement, as of troops.
2. Distribution; state or manner of disposal; final settlement.
3. Control; power: usually with at: at his disposition.
4. Natural tendency; temper or temperament; characteristic spirit; bent; propensity.
5. Natural tendency of animate or inanimate things.
6. Archit. Arrangement, as of plan, perspective, etc.: distinguished from distribution. See synonyms under APPETITE, CHARACTER, INCLINATION, MIND, WILL¹ [<F <L dispositio, -onis <dis- away + ponere place]
—dis·pos·i·tive (dis·poz′ə·tiv) adjective