Propensity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Propensity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Propensity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propensity n an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" Synonym(s): leaning, propensity, tendency a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" Synonym(s): proclivity, propensity, leaning a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" Synonym(s): aptness, propensity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propensity \Propen"sity\, n.; pl. {Propensities}. The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. [bd]A propensity to utter blasphemy.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency.