different between prone vs wifebeater

English

Etymology

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin pr?nus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from pr? (“forward”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p?o?n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Adjective

prone (comparative proner or more prone, superlative pronest or most prone)

1. Lying face downward.

   Synonym: prostrate

   Antonym: supine
2. Having a downward inclination or slope.
3. (figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

Synonyms

• neveling
• nuel

Antonyms

• supine

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

prone (third-person singular simple present prones, present participle proning, simple past and past participle proned)

1. (medicine) To place in a prone position, to place face down.

Further reading

• prone position on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Peron, preon

Italian

Adjective

prone

1. feminine plural of prono

Anagrams

• perno

Latin

Adjective

pr?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?nus

References

• prone in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• prone in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• prone in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Alternative forms

• wife beater
• wife-beater

Etymology

From wife +? beater. The lager acquired this nickname because, being relatively strong, it was thought to lead to drunken disputes.

Pronunciation

Noun

wifebeater (countable and uncountable, plural wifebeaters)

1. One who (usually as a repeated practice) beats his wife, or a husband prone to violence.
2. (US, slang) A kind of sleeveless shirt, often but not exclusively worn as an undershirt.
3. (uncountable, Britain, slang) Stella Artois, a brand of lager beer.

Synonyms

• (one who beats one’s wife): abusive husband
• (a kind of sleeveless shirt): A-shirt, athletic shirt, beater, muscle shirt, singlet (chiefly Australia, UK), tank top, vest

Translations

See also

• wife-beating question