propensity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəʊˈpɛnsɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈpɛnsɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə pen′si tē)

Inflections of 'propensity' (n): npl: propensities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•pen•si•ty /prəˈpɛnsɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ties. 
  1. a natural tendency or preference:a propensity for lying.
See -pend-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•pen•si•ty  (prə pen′si tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. a natural inclination or tendency:a propensity to drink too much.
  2. [Obs.]favorable disposition or partiality.
  • propense + -ity 1560–70
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bent, leaning, disposition, penchant, proclivity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
propensity / prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. a natural tendency or disposition
  2. partiality

Also: propension Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōpensus inclined to, from prōpendēre to propend
'propensity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bent - disposition - fear - inclination - leaning - liking - mythomane - proclivity - propension - small talk - sticky fingers - tendency

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