propensity
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sɪ noun, plural pro·pen·si·ties.
1.
a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
2.
Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a natural tendency or disposition |
| 2. | obsolete partiality |
| [C16: from Latin prōpensus inclined to, from prōpendēre to | |
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Propensity
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| wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: |
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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)
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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.
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