Prone

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn

Origin

From Latin prōnus ("turned forward, bent or inclined").

Full definition of prone

Adjective

1. Lying face downward; prostrate (Prone position).
• 1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 1/2, … presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
2. Having a downward inclination or slope.
3. Shooting from a lying down position.
4. Predisposed, liable, inclined.

Derived terms

• prone to

Anagrams

• preon