Propensity

ahd-5
  • noun. An innate inclination; a tendency.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A bent of mind, natural or acquired; inclination; natural tendency; disposition to anything good or evil, particularly to evil: as, a propensity to gamble.
  • noun. Synonyms Bias, Inclination, etc. See bent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.
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  • noun. A tendency, preference, or attraction.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a disposition to behave in a certain way
  • noun. a natural inclination
  • noun. an inclination to do something
    • Word Usage
    "But this propensity is already here, in embryonic form."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disposition  inclination  tendency  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    density  intensity  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antipathy  appetite  aptitude  disposition  fondness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    a thing for  affinity  an ear for  an eye for  animus  
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