propensity (redirected from propensities)

pro·pen·si·ty  (pr-pns-t)

n. pl. pro·pen·si·ties

An innate inclination; a tendency. See Synonyms at predilection.

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[From propense, inclined, from Latin prpnsus, past participle of prpendre, to be inclined; see propend.]

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propensity [prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a natural tendency or disposition

2. Obsolete partiality

[from Latin prōpensus inclined to, from prōpendēre to propend]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	propensity - an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" leaning, tendency inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
	2.	propensity - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" proclivity, leaning inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
	3.	propensity - a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" aptness disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

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propensity

noun tendency, leaning, weakness, inclination, bent, liability, bias, disposition, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, aptness She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.

Translations

propensity [prəˈpensɪtɪ] N → propensión f (to a)

propensity [prəʊˈpɛnsɪti] n → propension f
a propensity for sth → une propension à qch
a propensity for doing sth → une propension à faire qch
a propensity to do sth → une propension à faire qch

propensity

n → Hang m, → Neigung f → (to zu); to have a propensity for something → einen Hang zu etw haben; to have a propensity to do something or for doing something → dazu neigen, etw zu tun, die Neigung or den Hang haben, etw zu tun

propensity [prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ] n → tendenza
propensity (for) → propensione f (per)

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propensity [prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ] n → tendenza
propensity (for) → propensione f (per)