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pro⋅pen⋅si⋅ty
[pruh-pen-si-tee] 
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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. |
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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.] |
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Propensity
Pro*pen"si*ty\, n.; pl. Propensities. The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. "A propensity to utter blasphemy." --Macaulay. Syn: Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency.
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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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