dispositional

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or arising from disposition (in any sense)

“dispositional optimism”

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English disposition →
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Meanings

adjectivedispositional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or arising from disposition (in any sense)

    dispositional optimism

Origin

  1. Englishdisposition
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdispositional

From disposition + -al.

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APA

dispositional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispositional

MLA

“dispositional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispositional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispositional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispositional.

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