Associations to the word «Propensity»
Noun
- Indulgence
- Inclination
- Gratification
- Disposition
- Helix
- Aversion
- Benevolence
- Idleness
- Conformation
- Tendency
- Cannibal
- Probability
- Incline
- Habit
- Exaggeration
- Trait
- Appetite
- Fitness
- Openness
- Violence
- Beatty
- Temptation
- Passion
- Extravagance
- Alcoholism
- Instinct
- Relapse
- Adulthood
- Consumption
- Craving
- Bias
- Capitalist
- Gambling
- Mankind
- Peculiarity
- Humankind
- Keynes
- Temperament
- Fibre
- Ignition
- Filament
- Antidote
- Aggression
- Likelihood
- Temper
- Stealing
- Attachment
- Lipid
- Rubin
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
PROPENSITY, noun. A tendency, preference, or attraction.
Dictionary definition
PROPENSITY, noun. An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity".
PROPENSITY, noun. A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration".
PROPENSITY, noun. A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.