Defenition of the word propensity

• Defenition of the word propensity

  • A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.
  • a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
  • an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
  • a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
  • a disposition to behave in a certain way
  • a natural inclination
  • an inclination to do something

Synonyms for the word propensity

• • aptness
  • inclination
  • leaning
  • partiality
  • penchant
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • proclivity
  • susceptibility
  • tendency

Similar words in the propensity

• • propensity
  • propensity's

Hypernyms for the word propensity

• • disposition
  • inclination
  • tendency

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