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n. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

disposal

n. the act or means of getting rid of something

temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

inclination, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

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fiber, fibre, character

n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

nature

n. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

discard, discarding, throwing away

n. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

jettison

n. throwing cargo overboard to lighten the load when in distress

dumping

n. selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market

personality

n. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"

behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment

n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

fiber, fibre, character

n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

constitution, composition, makeup

n. the way in which someone or something is composed

identity, individuality

n. the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

temperament

n. excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

way, fashion, style, manner, mode

n. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

manner, personal manner

n. a way of acting or behaving

temper, humor, humour, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

disposition, inclination, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

humor, sense of humor, humour

n. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

prejudice, bias

n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

habit, wont

n. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

characteristic

n. a distinguishing quality

pattern, convention, rule, normal

n. something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

practice, practise

n. knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

temper, humor, humour, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

affinity

n. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

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