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- [pruh-pen-si-tee]
- /prəˈpɛn sɪ ti/
- /prəˈpen.sɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-pen-si-tee]
- /prəˈpɛn sɪ ti/
Definitions of propensity word
- noun plural propensity a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much. 1
- noun plural propensity Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality. 1
- noun propensity tendency 1
- countable noun propensity A propensity to do something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency that you have to behave in a particular way. 0
- noun propensity a natural tendency or disposition 0
- abbreviation PROPENSITY partiality 0
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Origin of propensity
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; propense + -ity
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Propensity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
propensity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
propensity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for propensity
noun propensity
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- appetite — Your appetite is your desire to eat.
- aptitude — Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
verb propensity
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
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