supine

/su̇-ˈpīn/

Middle English suppyne, from Latin supinus; akin to Latin sub under, up to

adjective

  1. lying on the back or with the face upward

  2. marked by supination

  3. exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity; especially : mentally or morally slack

prone supine prostrate recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness.

noun

  1. a Latin verbal noun having an accusative of purpose in -um and an ablative of specification in -u

  2. an English infinitive with to