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propensity
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Propensity
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pro·pen·si·ty
/
prəˈpɛn
sɪ
ti
/
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[
pr
uh
-
pen
-si-tee
]
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noun,
plural
pro·pen·si·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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propensity
(prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
a natural tendency or disposition
2.
obsolete
partiality
[C16: from Latin
prōpensus
inclined to, from
prōpendēre
to
propend
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
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
)
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Example sentences
In his journal he wrote that he was not bothered by the residents'
propensity
for cannibalism.
Otherwise the
propensity
to release convicts on parole would be pointless.
His downfall is due in large part to his
propensity
to lie his way out of
personal difficulties.
Some researchers speculate that genetic
propensity
may work in concert with
environmental causes.
Mining isn't a particularly popular industry, given the
propensity
to insult the planet in order to get at ores.
The writer would have been better served dealing more at length with the
propensity
to use needless prepositions.
When you wreak that much havoc, one has to put a check on one's
propensity
to see the good in people.
Effective profiling targets specific groups that have a
propensity
for terrorism.
Yet the prospect of a first face-to-face meeting provides a natural check on people's
propensity
to exaggerate.
On the contrary, the presence of an atmosphere decreases the
propensity
of water to boil.
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