'Propensity' definitions:
Definition of 'propensity'
(from WordNet)
noun
An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: leaning, propensity, tendency]
noun
A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: proclivity, propensity, leaning]
noun
A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" [syn: aptness, propensity]
Definition of 'Propensity'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'propensity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a thing for,
- affinity,
- an ear for,
- an eye for,
- animus,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- bent,
- bias,
- capacity for,
- cast,
- character,
- conatus,
- conduciveness,
- constitution,
- delight,
- diathesis,
- disposition,
- eagerness,
- eccentricity,
- fancy,
- fascination,
- favor,
- feeling for,
- felicity,
- flair,
- genius for,
- gift for,
- grain,
- idiosyncrasy,
- inclination,
- inclining,
- individualism,
- innate aptitude,
- kidney,
- leaning,
- liability,
- liking,
- make,
- makeup,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mold,
- mutual affinity,
- mutual attraction,
- nature,
- partiality,
- penchant,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- prejudice,
- probability,
- proclivity,
- proneness,
- readiness,
- sensitivity to,
- set,
- slant,
- soft spot,
- stamp,
- strain,
- streak,
- stripe,
- susceptibility,
- sympathy,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tendency,
- tropism,
- turn,
- turn for,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- warp,
- weakness,
- willingness