PROPENSE

Meaning of PROPENSE in English

Pronunciation: pr ō - ' pen(t)s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin propensus, past participle of propend ē re

Date: 1528

archaic : leaning or inclining toward : DISPOSED

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PROPENSE — adj inclined, favorable, tending
Interlingua English vocab
PROPENSE — adjective Etymology: Latin propensus, past participle of propendēre Date: 1528 leaning or inclining toward ; disposed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROPENSE — prōˈpen(t)s adjective Etymology: Latin propensus, past participle of propendēre archaic : leaning or inclining toward : inclined , prone , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROPENSE — (a.) Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness.
Английский словарь Webster
PROPENSE — ( a. ) Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPENSE — — propensely , adv. — propenseness n. /proh pens"/ , adj. Archaic. having a tendency toward; prone; inclined. [ 1520-30; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPENSE — adjective Etymology: Latin propensus, past participle of propendēre Date: 1528 archaic : leaning or inclining toward : disposed
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROPENSE — adj leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness.
Webster English vocab
PROPENSE — [pro.pense] adj [L propensus, pp. of propendere] (1528) archaic: leaning or inclining toward: disposed
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROPENSITY — prəˈpen(t)səd.ē, prōˈ-, -sətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: propense + -ity : a natural inclination : innate or inherent …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROPENSITY — (n.) The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.
Английский словарь Webster
PROPENSION — (n.) The quality or state of being propense; propensity.
Английский словарь Webster
PRONE — (a.) Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.
Английский словарь Webster
INCLINABLE — (a.) Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth.
Английский словарь Webster
PROPENSITY — ( n. ) The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPENSION — ( n. ) The quality or state of being propense; propensity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRONE — ( a. ) Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCLINABLE — ( a. ) Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPENSITY — /preuh pen"si tee/ , n. , pl. propensities . 1. a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPENSION — /preuh pen"sheuhn/ , n. Archaic. propensity. [ 1520-30; propension- (s. of propensio ) inclination. See PROPENSE, -ION ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPENSITY — noun the quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.
Webster English vocab
PROPENSION — noun the quality or state of being propense; propensity.
Webster English vocab
PRONE — adj bending forward; inclined; not erect. 2. prone ·adj headlong; running downward or headlong. 3. prone ·adj prostrate; flat; ·esp., …
Webster English vocab
INCLINABLE — adj leaning; tending. 2. inclinable ·adj having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a …
Webster English vocab
PROPENSITY — ■ noun ( plural propensities ) an inclination or tendency. Origin C16: from archaic propense (from L. propensus 'inclined', past …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PROPENSITY — / prəˈpensəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) propensity (for sth) | propensity (for doing sth) | propensity (to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROPENSITY — pro ‧ pen ‧ si ‧ ty /prəˈpensəti, prəˈpensɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural propensities ) [countable usually singular] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROPENSITY — n. (pl. -ies) an inclination or tendency (has a propensity for wandering). [propense f. L propensus inclined, past part. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROPENSITY — n. (pl. -ies) an inclination or tendency (has a propensity for wandering). [ propense f. L propensus inclined, past part. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROPENSITY — n. (pl. -ies) an inclination or tendency (has a propensity for wandering). Etymology: propense f. L propensus inclined, past part. …
Oxford English vocab
PROMPT — I . a. 1. Ready, quick, apt, alert, active. 2. Ready, willing. 3. Quick, ready. 4. Hasty, forward, quick. 5. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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