English dictionary

propensity

/pr/@/'p/E/ns/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an inclination to do something

noun.feeling

Synonyms leaning tendency

Source: WordNet 3.0
a natural inclination

noun.cognition

Synonyms leaning proclivity

Source: WordNet 3.0
a disposition to behave in a certain way

noun.attribute

Examples
The propensity of disease to spread.

Synonyms aptness

Source: WordNet 3.0
The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.

noun

Source: webster1913