/ prəˈpensəti; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) propensity (for sth) | propensity (for doing sth) | propensity (to do sth) ( formal ) a tendency to a particular kind of behaviour
SYN inclination :
He showed a propensity for violence.
She has a propensity to exaggerate.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from archaic propense (from Latin propensus inclined, past participle of propendere , from pro- forward, down + pendere hang) + -ity .