different between disposed vs disposable

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??spo?zd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??sp??zd/

Verb

disposed

1. simple past tense and past participle of dispose

Adjective

disposed (comparative more disposed, superlative most disposed)

1. Inclined; minded.

   • when he was disposed to pass into Achaia

   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

2. (in combination) Having a certain disposition.

3. (obsolete) Inclined to mirth; jolly.

   • The wenches are disposed

Anagrams

• sidepods

English

Etymology

dispose +? -able

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s?p??z?bl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?po?z?bl?/
• Hyphenation: dis?pos?a?ble

Noun

disposable (plural disposables)

1. Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.

Translations

Adjective

disposable (comparative more disposable, superlative most disposable)

1. That can be disposed of.
2. That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

   Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.

3. Available to be used.

Synonyms

• (being intended for a single use): single-use, throwaway

Antonyms

• non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposable, indisposable

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• disposable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia