PROPENSITY
Dictionary entry overview: What does propensity mean?
• PROPENSITY (noun)
The noun PROPENSITY has 3 senses:
1. an inclination to do something
2. a natural inclination
3. a disposition to behave in a certain way
Familiarity information: PROPENSITY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PROPENSITY (noun)
Meaning:
An inclination to do something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
leaning; propensity; tendency
Context example:
he felt leanings toward frivolity
Hypernyms ("propensity" is a kind of...):
inclination (that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking)
Meaning:
A natural inclination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
proclivity; leaning; propensity
Context example:
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
Hypernyms ("propensity" is a kind of...):
disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)
Meaning:
A disposition to behave in a certain way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
aptness; propensity
Context examples:
the aptness of iron to rust / the propensity of disease to spread
Hypernyms ("propensity" is a kind of...):
disposition (a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing)
