Noun: propensity pru'pen-su-tee
- A natural inclination
"he has a propensity for exaggeration";
- proclivity, leaning
- An inclination to do something
"he felt propensities toward frivolity";
- leaning, tendency
- A disposition to behave in a certain way
"the propensity of disease to spread";
- aptness
Derived forms: propensities
Type of: disposition, inclination, tendency
Encyclopedia: Propensity