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English noun: propensity | |||
| 1. | propensity (feeling) an inclination to do something | ||
| Samples | He felt leanings toward frivolity. | ||
| Synonyms | leaning, tendency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inclination | ||
| 2. | propensity (cognition) a natural inclination | ||
| Samples | He has a proclivity for exaggeration. | ||
| Synonyms | leaning, proclivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| 3. | propensity (attribute) a disposition to behave in a certain way | ||
| Samples | The aptness of iron to rust. The propensity of disease to spread. | ||
| Synonyms | aptness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition | ||
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