disposition vs calmness

calmness vs disposition

disposition and calmness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disposition	Yes	No	No	No
calmness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calmness is a hyponym of disposition; that is, calmness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disposition:

disposition: your usual mood
calmness: steadiness of mind under stress

Other hyponyms of disposition include aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, animalism, physicality, bloodiness, bloodthirstiness, heart, spirit, nervousness, esprit de corps, morale, team spirit, moodiness, blood, perfectionism, permissiveness, tolerance, restrictiveness, unpermissiveness, good nature, agreeability, agreeableness, ill nature, disagreeableness, willingness, involuntariness, unwillingness, friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, calm, composure, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

disposition (noun)	calmness (noun)
the act or means of getting rid of something	steadiness of mind under stress
your usual mood	a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing	an absence of strong winds or rain
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

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