adjective
prone
PROHN/prəʊn/
Likely to do or experience something.
The low riverside house is prone to repeated flooding.
Etymology
Latin pronus described leaning forward and also being figuratively inclined toward something. That physical leaning supplies the image for a disposition or tendency: being likely to act or be affected in a particular way.
In context
people who are deficient in certain vitamins like vitamin D particularly also are more prone to respiratory viruses
More examples
- She is prone to forget names.
- The material is prone to cracking.
- They chose a less failure-prone design.
Forms
prone
Similar words
- inclined
- Has a tendency or preference.
- susceptible
- Likely to be affected by something.