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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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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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