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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 [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 [prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ] n → tendenza propensity (for) → propensione f (per) propensity [prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ] n → tendenza propensity (for) → propensione f (per) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was excellent blood in his veins --royal stuff; though sadly vitiated, I fear, by the cannibal propensity he nourished in his untutored youth. The friend of popular governments never finds himself so much alarmed for their character and fate, as when he contemplates their propensity to this dangerous vice. If each blow in the proper direction drives an evil propensity out, it follows that every thump in an opposite one knocks its quota of wickedness in. |
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