propensity[noun]Synonyms: tendency, bent, disposition, inclination, liability, penchant, predisposition, proclivity
Antonyms: antipathy
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pro‧pen‧si‧ty /prəˈpensəti, prəˈpensɪti/
noun (
plural propensities)
[countable usually singular][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: propense 'tending' (16-19 centuries), from Latin, past participle of propendere 'to lean toward']
formal a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
propensity to do something
the male propensity to fightpropensity for He seems to have a propensity for breaking things. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲