PRONE
What does "PRONE" mean?
Lying flat with the face downward, or likely to do or suffer something.
Meanings
- Lying face down or flat on the front of the body. The patient was placed in the prone position to ease breathing.
- Likely or inclined to do or experience something, usually unwelcome. Low-lying areas are prone to flooding.
Did you know?
- Turning critically ill patients into the 'prone' position - face down - measurably improves oxygen levels, a technique proven in the 2013 PROSEVA trial and used worldwide during COVID-19.
Word origin
From Latin 'pronus' (leaning forward, bent down), from 'pro-' (forward); the 'inclined to' sense grew metaphorically from the literal idea of leaning toward something.
Remember it
PRONE: lying face down means your nose points at the floor - PRONE has 'no' in it, as in 'nose down'.
A little poem
Face turned to the earth,
the body learns its own weight-
we fall the way we lean.
haiku
Wordplay
- My friend is so prone to lying down that he's also prone to lying down - flat on his face every time he naps.
What it teaches
What you lean toward in calm is what you'll fall into under pressure - watch your inclinations.
Quick facts
What does PRONE mean?
Lying flat with the face downward, or likely to do or suffer something.
Is PRONE a valid word?
Yes — PRONE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PRONE?
PRONE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PRONE come from?
From Latin 'pronus' (leaning forward, bent down), from 'pro-' (forward); the 'inclined to' sense grew metaphorically from the literal idea of leaning toward something.
What can PRONE teach us?
What you lean toward in calm is what you'll fall into under pressure - watch your inclinations.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.