Propensity - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prəˈpensətɪ|
Brit.
|prəˈpensɪtɪ|
noun
- an inclination to do something (syn: leaning, tendency)
- a natural inclination (syn: leaning, proclivity)
- a disposition to behave in a certain way (syn: aptness)
- a natural inclination (syn: leaning, proclivity)
- a disposition to behave in a certain way (syn: aptness)
the propensity of disease to spread
Extra examples
He had a propensity for crime.
...the criminal propensities of the family extended over several generations...
He seems to have a propensity for breaking things.
She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
Word forms
noun
singular: propensity
plural: propensities
singular: propensity
plural: propensities
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