solitariness - the disposition to enjoy being alone

aloneness, lonesomeness, solitude, loneliness - a disposition toward being alone

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

physicality, animalism - preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites

heart, spirit - an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

nervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament

esprit de corps, team spirit, morale - the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

moodiness - having temperamental and changeable moods

blood - temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"

cheerfulness, cheer - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

uncheerfulness - not conducive to cheer or good spirits

perfectionism - a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"

permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

unpermissiveness - lack of permissiveness or indulgence

good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition

agreeability, agreeableness - a temperamental disposition to be agreeable

ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition

disagreeableness - an ill-tempered and offensive disposition

willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"

friendliness - a friendly disposition

unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship

unfriendliness - an unfriendly disposition

calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

discomposure - a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure

optimism - a general disposition to expect the best in all things

pessimism - a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

epicurism - the disposition and habits of an epicure

gourmandism - the disposition and habits of a gourmand

deed, exploit, feat, effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

appointment - (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

comb-out - the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people; "the department got a good comb-out"

giving - disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"

abandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

mine disposal - the disposal of explosive mines

sewage disposal - the disposal of sewage

lending, loaning - disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

direction - a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"

trend, drift, movement - a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

Call - a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"

denominationalism - the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations

devices - an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"

sympathy, understanding - an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"

favoritism, favouritism - an inclination to favor some person or group

proclivity, propensity, leaning - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

bent, set - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"

literalism - a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense

perseveration - the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it

predisposition - an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

favour, favor - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"

dislike, disfavor, disfavour, disapproval - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

impartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

aptness, propensity - a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"

mordacity - a disposition to biting

predisposition - a disposition in advance to react in a particular way

proneness - being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"

separatism - a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education"

tendency, inclination - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"