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pro⋅pen⋅si⋅ty
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prəˈpɛn
sɪ
ti
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–noun,
plural
-ties.
1.
a natural inclination or tendency:
a propensity to drink too much.
2.
Obsolete
.
favorable disposition or partiality.
Origin:
1560–70;
propense
+
-ity
Synonyms:
1.
bent, leaning, disposition, penchant, proclivity.
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pro·pen·si·ty
(prə-pěn'sĭ-tē)
n.
pl.
pro·pen·si·ties
An innate inclination; a tendency. See Synonyms at
predilection
.
[From
propense
,
inclined
, from Latin
prōpēnsus
, past participle of
prōpendēre
,
to be inclined
; see
propend
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
propensity
1570, "disposition to favor," from obsolete adj.
propense
"inclined, prone" (1528), from L.
propendere
"incline to, hang forward, weigh over," from
pro-
"forward" +
pendere
"hang" (see
pendant
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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