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propensity
(pr/@/'p/E/ns/I/t/i/ )

noun (n)

  • an inclination to do something(noun.feeling)
    Synonym:
    leaning, tendency
    source: wordnet30
  • a natural inclination(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • a disposition to behave in a certain way(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    The propensity of disease to spread.
    Synonym:
    aptness
    source: wordnet30
  • The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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