All 6 Uses of

disposition

in

The Scarlet Letter

Here, one would suppose, might have been sorrow enough to imbue the sunniest disposition through and through with a sable tinge.
p. 18.5

disposition = normal mood and personality

Even had there been a disposition to turn the matter into ridicule, it must have been repressed and overpowered by the solemn presence of men no less dignified than the governor, and several of his counsellors, a judge, a general, and the ministers of the town...
p. 41.9 *

disposition = inclination or desire

They were now illuminated by the morning radiance of a young child's disposition, but, later in the day of earthly existence, might be prolific of the storm and whirlwind.
p. 63.6

disposition = normal mood and personality

Pearl, in utter scorn of her mother's attempt to quiet her, gave an eldritch scream, and then became silent, not from any notion of obedience, but because the quick and mobile curiosity of her disposition was excited by the appearance of those new personages.
p. 73.9

disposition = personality

And this, moreover, was a mother's estimate of the child's disposition.
p. 121.0

disposition = normal mood and personality

As a final disposition I contemplate depositing them with the Essex Historical Society.†
p. 26.9

Definitions:

(1) (disposition as in: a kind disposition)
someone's normal mood, personality, or typical way of behaving
(2) (disposition as in: disposition of the matter)
the decision or action taken when an issue was settled so that it no longer requires attention
(3) (disposition as in: disposition of the assets)
the giving, selling, or transferring of something to another
(4) (disposition as in: strategic troop disposition)
the arrangement, positioning, or use of things