propensity, n.
(propensities)
(propensities)
a disposition to behave in a certain way
<noun.attribute>
aptness propensity
sample sentences
"the aptness of iron to rust""the propensity of disease to spread"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a natural inclination
<noun.cognition>
leaning proclivity propensity
sample sentences
"he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
semantic pointers
hypernym
an inclination to do something
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
leaning propensity tendency
sample sentences
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym