prone
prone Lexical Profile
prone Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Likely or tending to suffer from, experience, or do something regrettable or unwelcome.
"Coastal regions with low elevation are particularly prone to seasonal flooding during heavy monsoon rains."
Lying flat on the front or chest, especially face downward.
"The physical therapist instructed the patient to lie in a prone position on the examination table for the lower back massage."
Having a downward slope or steeply inclined angle.
"The hikers carefully navigated the prone slope of the mountain ridge to reach the valley floor before sunset."
Word Nuance & Usage
When describing physical posture, 'prone' means lying flat on one's stomach (face down), whereas 'supine' means lying flat on one's back (face up).
• Rhymes for prone
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Late Middle English from Latin 'pronus', meaning 'leaning forward, bent over, or inclined toward', from the Indo-European root *pro- ('forward').