Propensity

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:16:50

Pro*pen"si*ty (?), n.; pl. Propensities ().

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

"A propensity to utter blasphemy."

Macaulay.

Syn. -- Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency.

 

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