PROPENSITY


Meaning of PROPENSITY in English

■ noun ( plural propensities ) an inclination or tendency.

Origin

C16: from archaic propense (from L. propensus 'inclined', past participle of propendere , from pro- 'forward, down' + pendere 'hang') + -ity .

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